Darrin McMahon, “Deconstructing Genius” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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The Study of Genius in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century
In the eighteenth century, genius emerges as both a power and a person. This sets off great scientific search that i call an inverted commas genealogy. I o l o g y the study of genius in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. And then it's thats that toois is very self consciously instrumentalized and manipulated by the its right - who also recognized the human need for these kind of salvific figures.
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