Darrin McMahon, “Deconstructing Genius” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
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Is There a Human Need to Believe in Higher Human Beings?
i made the point that, on the one hand, it sot of draws uncomfortable associations with the good genius cult in germany around beethoven, mozart and so forth. But i think it also points out what you just alluded to. Now, thi this very human need to believe in higher human beings a and this is, of course, so intention with a belief in human equality. A. Parents have limited resources. They don't have enough time and energy to develop all their children in the same way. And so if you can identify one child as the gifted one, that somehow justifies you in spending in orrt amount of time taking them to hockey practice,.
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