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| − | A '''Polymath''' is a person with encyclopedic, broad or varied [[knowledge]]. Related terms are ''[[Renaissance Man]]'' and ''Homo Universalis''. | + | A '''Polymath''' is a person with [[encyclopedia|encyclopedic]], broad or varied [[knowledge]]. Related terms are ''[[Renaissance Man]]'' and ''Homo Universalis''. |
== Some recognized polymaths == | == Some recognized polymaths == | ||
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*[[Nicolaus Copernicus]] | *[[Nicolaus Copernicus]] | ||
*[[Galileo Galilei]] | *[[Galileo Galilei]] | ||
| − | *[[Leon Battista Alberti]] A Renaissance ideal | + | *[[Leon Battista Alberti]] (A Renaissance ideal) |
*[[Francis Bacon]] | *[[Francis Bacon]] | ||
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*[[William Blake]] | *[[William Blake]] | ||
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| − | * | + | *William Thornton |
*[[Samuel Morse]] | *[[Samuel Morse]] | ||
*[[Mary Somerville]] | *[[Mary Somerville]] | ||
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*[[Skepticism]] | *[[Skepticism]] | ||
*[[Epistemology]] | *[[Epistemology]] | ||
| − | + | == References == | |
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Dictionary]] | [[Category:Dictionary]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophy]] | [[Category:Philosophy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:18, April 17, 2025
A Polymath is a person with encyclopedic, broad or varied knowledge. Related terms are Renaissance Man and Homo Universalis.
Some recognized polymaths
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Polymaths and self-education
See also: Autodidacticism
Autodidacticism (Self-education) is the practice of education and/or learning skills without the guidance of schools/schoolmasters (i.e., teachers, professors, institutions, mentors). A person who is self-taught is an autodidact.
Frequently people who are polymaths are also autodidacts, and vice versa.[1]