Deconstructing Genius - A Conversation with Darrin McMahon
By Howard Burton
Length1h 57m
About this audiobook
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and intellectual historian Darrin McMahon, Dartmouth College. The word “genius” evokes great figures like Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Mozart but what quintessential quality unites these individuals? Can we measure it? Can we create it? This thoughtful conversation explores Darrin’s research on the evolution of genius from Plato to Einstein in an effort to illuminate what our evolving genius mythology reveals about the rest of us.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Something to Declare, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Opening Up Sightlines - The genius of intellectual history
II. The Equality Paradox - Some more equal than others?
III. Towards The Dark Side - The genius as rule-breaker
IV. Romantic Genius - Reinvented, suffering and zealous
V. Nature vs. Nurture - A threat to equality?
VI. Evil Genius - The other side of the coin
VII. Geniuses Everywhere - The superhuman condition?
VIII. The Future of Genius - Next steps
IX. Gradually Expanding - Genius as cultural phenomenon
X. The Science of Genius - Brainology and other tales
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Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Psychology
Length1 hr 57 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
14Questions for Discussion:
2A Note on the Text
15VI. Evil Genius
3Introduction
16Questions for Discussion:
4The Conversation
17VII. Geniuses Everywhere
5I. Opening Up Sightlines
18Questions for Discussion:
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6Questions for Discussion:
19VIII. The Future of Genius
7II. The Equality Paradox
20Questions for Discussion:
8Questions for Discussion:
21IX. Gradually Expanding
9III. Towards The Dark Side
22Questions for Discussion:
10Questions for Discussion:
23X. The Science of Genius
11IV. Romantic Genius
24Questions for Discussion:
12Questions for Discussion:
25Continuing the Conversation
13V. Nature vs. Nurture
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