An endangered species: the polymath in an age of specialisation
Jul 14, 2020 ·
1h 28s
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A lecture by Peter Burke (Cambridge). A cultural history of polymaths from the Renaissance to the present (from Leonardo to Umberto Eco), investigating how the species has managed to survive...
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A lecture by Peter Burke (Cambridge).
A cultural history of polymaths from the Renaissance to the present (from Leonardo to Umberto Eco), investigating how the species has managed to survive despite increasing specialization
show less
A cultural history of polymaths from the Renaissance to the present (from Leonardo to Umberto Eco), investigating how the species has managed to survive despite increasing specialization
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Author | The British School at Rome |
Organization | The British School at Rome |
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