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The Polymath : Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility.
Every human is born with multifarious potential. Why, then, do parents, schools and employers insist that we restrict our many talents and interests; that we 'specialise' in just one? We've been sold a myth, that to 'specialise' is the only way to pursue truth, identity, or...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Prologue: Marking 500 Years Since the Death of Leonardo da Vinci, the Archetypical Polymath; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 A Timeless People; Patronage; Laymen; Women; The 'Other'; Encouragement; The Myth of the 'Specialist'; Chapter 3 Shapers of Our World; Leaders; King-makers; Revolutionaries; Intellectuals; Educators; Mystics; Explorers; Scientists; Artists; Entrepreneurs; Humanitarians; Chapter 4 The Cult of Specialisation; The Evolution of Specialisation; The Modern Education Crisis; Employee Disillusionment; Work-Life Imbalance
- SurvivalTwenty-First Century Complexity; Machine Intelligence and the Relevance of Humans; Chapter 5 Reconditioning the Mind; Individuality; Self-realisation; Against the grain; Self-sufficiency; Human optimality; Curiosity; A natural trait; Sources of knowledge; The limitations of mind; Multi-perspectivism; Open-mindedness; Knowledge for life; Intelligence; General vs multiple intelligences; Critical thinking and common sense; Social and emotional intelligence; Versatility; Switching lives; Cognitive shifting and neuroplasticity; Multifacetedness; Diversifying experiences
- A thought-action mentalityManaging time; Creativity; The creative force; Hybridity; Connections; The art-science intersection; Brain chemistry; Unity; The bigger picture; Context; Systems thinking; Whole brain thinking; Genuine specialists; Navigating the information age; Revolution; Chapter 6 An Alternative System; Society; A community of minds; True globalisation; Art and culture; Education; Establishing the purpose of learning; Encouraging creative autonomy; Nurturing all-rounders; A 'higher' education; Self-learning; A polymathic curriculum; Occupation; Revising the notion of 'work'
- The twenty-first-century career landscapeBlessings from above?; An opportunity; Programming Our Future; Chapter 7 Twenty-First-Century Polymaths; A Vanguard of Disruptors; Conversations with Living Polymaths; Noam Chomsky; F. Story Musgrave; Seyyed Hossein Nasr; Douglas Hofstadter; Jao Tsung-I; Benjamin Dunlap; Hamlet Isakhanli; Raymond Tallis; Daniel Levitin; Ashok Jahnavi Prasad; Nathan Myhrvold; Tim Ferriss; Chapter 8 Owners of Our Future; Polymathy through Time and Space; Select Bibliography; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Index; Supplemental Images; EULA