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The Polymath
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Author : Waqas Ahmed
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2019-02-11
The Polymath written by Waqas Ahmed and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-11 with Business & Economics categories.
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 even a livelihood. Yet specialisation is nothing but an outdated system that fosters ignorance, exploitation and disillusionment and thwarts creativity, opportunity and progress. Following a series of exchanges with the world’s greatest historians, futurists, philosophers and scientists, Waqas Ahmed has weaved together a narrative of history and a vision for the future that seeks to disrupt this prevailing system of unwarranted ‘hyper-specialisation.’ In The Polymath, Waqas shows us that there is another way of thinking and being. Through an approach that is both philosophical and practical, he sets out a cognitive journey towards reclaiming your innate polymathic state. Going further, he proposes nothing less than a cultural revolution in our education and professional structures, whereby everyone is encouraged to express themselves in multiple ways and fulfil their many-sided potential. Not only does this enhance individual fulfilment, but in doing so, facilitates a conscious and creative society that is both highly motivated and well equipped to address the complexity of 21st century challenges.
The Polymath
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Author : Bensalem Himmich
language : en
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2009
The Polymath written by Bensalem Himmich and has been published by American Univ in Cairo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Fiction categories.
This award-winning historical novel deals with the stormy life of the outstanding Arab philosopher Ibn Khaldun, using historical sources, and particularly material from the writer's works, to construct the personal and intellectual universe of a fourteenth-century genius. The dominant concern of the novel the uneasy relationship between intellectuals and political power, between scholars and authority addresses our times through the transparent veil of history. In the first part of the novel, we are introduced to the mind of Ibn Khaldun as he dictates his work to his scribe and interlocutor. The second part delves into the heart of the man and his retrieval of a measure of happiness and affection in a remarriage, after the drowning of his first wife and their children at sea. Finally we see Ibn Khaldun as a man of action, trying to minimize the imminent horrors of invading armies and averting the sack of Damascus by Tamerlane, only to spend his last years lonely and destitute, having been fired from his post as qadi, his wife having gone to Morocco, and his attempts at saving the political situation having come to nil. "The elusive simplicity and fluency of style manage to entertain and instruct at once. We learn as we read about Ibn Khaldun: his insights into history and historiography, his views of the rise and fall of civilizations, the principles of his sociological thinking, along with intimate aspects of his life, including his tragic losses and his attitude toward women. We also learn of his response to the major crisis of his time, the Tatar invasion of the Mashriq. In short, Ibn Khaldun, the distant and formidable figure, is humanized thanks to this novel." Naguib Mahfouz Medal Award Committee
The Polymath
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Author : Peter Burke
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-01
The Polymath written by Peter Burke and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The first history of the western polymath, from the fifteenth century to the present day From Leonardo Da Vinci to John Dee and Comenius, from George Eliot to Oliver Sacks and Susan Sontag, polymaths have moved the frontiers of knowledge in countless ways. But history can be unkind to scholars with such encyclopaedic interests. All too often these individuals are remembered for just one part of their valuable achievements. In this engaging, erudite account, renowned cultural historian Peter Burke argues for a more rounded view. Identifying 500 western polymaths, Burke explores their wide-ranging successes and shows how their rise matched a rapid growth of knowledge in the age of the invention of printing, the discovery of the New World and the Scientific Revolution. It is only more recently that the further acceleration of knowledge has led to increased specialisation and to an environment that is less supportive of wide-ranging scholars and scientists. Spanning the Renaissance to the present day, Burke changes our understanding of this remarkable intellectual species.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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Author : M. B. W. Tent
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2011-10-17
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz written by M. B. W. Tent and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-17 with Mathematics categories.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: The Polymath Who Brought Us Calculus focuses on the life and accomplishments of one of the seventeenth century’s most influential mathematicians and philosophers. The book, which draws on Leibniz’s written works and translations, and reconstructs dialogues Leibniz may have had based on the historical record of his life experiences, portrays Leibniz as both a phenomenal genius and a real person. Suitable for middle school age readers, the book traces Leibniz’s life from his early years as a young boy and student to his later work as a court historian. It discusses the intellectual and social climate in which he fought for his ideas, including his rather contentious relationship with Newton (both claimed to have invented calculus). The text describes how Leibniz developed the first mechanical calculator that could handle addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It also examines his passionate advocacy of rational arguments in all controversial matters, including the law, expressed in his famous exclamation calculemus: let us calculate to see who is right. Leibniz made groundbreaking contributions to mathematics and philosophy that have shaped our modern views of these fields.
Polymath Master Multiple Disciplines Learn New Skills Think Flexibly And Become Extraordinary Autodidact
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Author : Peter Hollins
language : en
Publisher: PKCS Media
Release Date : 2020-04-21
Polymath Master Multiple Disciplines Learn New Skills Think Flexibly And Become Extraordinary Autodidact written by Peter Hollins and has been published by PKCS Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-21 with Education categories.
Expertise pays; polymathy pays exponentially. Build a world-class skillset that will make you unique and irreplaceable. Polymath: a person of wide knowledge and learning. The art of becoming a polymath is really about maximizing your opportunities in life. Don’t be the person with the hammer - be the person with an entire woodshop at their disposal. Learn to think outside the box and adopt a flexible mindset. Become multi-faceted. Polymath shows you how to be a singular entity, like Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and Thomas Young. No, you won’t achieve what they achieved, but you will understand the skills, habits, and techniques to master multiple realms of knowledge and skills. Almost every famous genius you know is a polymath. This book will trace their journeys and change the way you look at learning. Jack of all trades, master of none? No such thing. A complete learning framework, from novice to expert, in any skill or discipline. Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience. Become a modern day Renaissance man/woman; broaden your horizons. •Learn why you should become a pi-shaped polymath. •The primary traits you need to foster genius. •A 10-step process of learning a new topic or skill from A to Z. •How to choose and select your unique set of skills. •How to create your “second brain” on paper. •Examples from every era of mankind. Learn new perspectives, understand people better, and gain confidence to break your comfort zone. Polymathy is the most important skill for your career, hands down. It makes you one-of-a-kind. Become the most unique person you know. Create new routines and habits. Upgrade your life circumstances and see how mentally tough flexible thinking makes you. It boils down to this one question: are you content with your life circumstances? No? Then embrace the polymath mindset.
Rebuilding The Polymath
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Author : Steven Spalding
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-02-13
Rebuilding The Polymath written by Steven Spalding and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-13 with Business & Economics categories.
This is a Manifesto. A manifesto that looks back and looks forward, back to the world of the robber barons and the polymaths, to creative geniuses whose idle speculations gave us everything from Calculus to the lightning rod, to people who, through their ability to think broadly and move seamlessly among disparate fields built the foundations on which much of our civilization sits. It also looks forward to the Big Science and Big Industry that replaced them, to the system of Systems that has guided us forward since the Manhattan Project taught us the joys of the research lab. From all this looking it seeks to draw a conclusion, that in giving up one we have severely hindered the other -- that in creating a world where specialization and concentration in education, in work, and in thinking has utterly obliterated the sort of broad minded tinkering and ethic of learning that helped build our society, we have begun to undermine innovation itself.
Schr Dinger
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Author : C. W. Kilmister
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1987
Schr Dinger written by C. W. Kilmister and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this volume, prepared in 1987 to celebrate the centenary of Schrödinger's birth, leading figures have collaborated to produce this survey of the man and his science.
Al Suy A Polymath Of The Maml K Period
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Author : Antonella Ghersetti
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-10-18
Al Suy A Polymath Of The Maml K Period written by Antonella Ghersetti and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-18 with History categories.
Al-Suyūṭī, a Polymath of the Mamlūk Period offers new insights into the intellectual profile of al-Suyūṭī (d. 911/1505), a scholar who uniquely interpreted and represented the cultural trends and political tensions of the last stage of the Mamlūk period.
Polymath
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Author : John Brunner
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-09-29
Polymath written by John Brunner and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-29 with Fiction categories.
Colonising a new planet requires much more than just settling on a newly discovered island of Old Earth. New planets were different in thousands of ways, different from Earth and from each other. Any of those differences could mean death and disaster to a human settlement. When a ship filled with refugees from a cosmic catastrophe crash-landed on such an unmapped world, their outlook was precarious. Their ship was lost, salvage had been minor, and everything came to depend on one bright young man accidentally among them. He was a trainee planet-builder. It would have been his job to foresee all the problems necessary to set up a safe home for humanity. But the problem was that he was a mere student - and he had been studying the wrong planet. (First published 1974)
Aristarchos Of Samos The Polymath
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Author : Alberto G. Gomez
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2014-11
Aristarchos Of Samos The Polymath written by Alberto G. Gomez and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11 with Science categories.
Of all the giants on whose shoulders we stand, Aristarchos of Samos, the ancient Greek all-rounder, has proved to be especially tall: no one else (not even Einstein, to mention an iconic figure) has ever discovered anything (of like importance) that took so long to dawn on the rest of humanity. His achievement was extraordinary: with nothing more than the naked eye and the mind of a genius, he got to know the Sun's distance better than anyone else before, and he put the Earth in motion around the Sun for the first time in human awareness. The present book examines what history has spared of him and invites the reader to relive astronomy's finest hour.