Great Men and Their Environment
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"Great Men and Their Environment" is an essay by philosopher William James that explores how individual genius interacts with and is shaped by social and environmental conditions.
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essay
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
great individuals are both products of and forces upon their environment
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great men can significantly redirect historical development ⓘ social conditions are necessary for the emergence of great men ⓘ |
| associatedWith | William James’s early philosophical writings ⓘ |
| author | William James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
deterministic theories of history
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purely individualistic accounts of genius ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
conditions that make great men possible
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mutual dependence of individual and environment ⓘ |
| exploresRelationBetween |
individual genius
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social and environmental conditions ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy of history
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psychology of genius ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn | interaction between person and milieu ⓘ |
| inAcademicDiscipline |
history of ideas
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intellectual history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced | later discussions of leadership and historical agency ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
great men
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historical causation ⓘ individual genius ⓘ influence of environment on individuals ⓘ role of individuals in history ⓘ social environment ⓘ |
| partOf | William James’s corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
how environment shapes human potential
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whether history is made by individuals or by social forces ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
American philosophy
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pragmatism ⓘ |
| workOf | William James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
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Great Men and Their Environment
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