Specialization and government power

One thing that specialists do, and generalists tend to do less, is cede knowledge about certain domains to experts. When the Honda repair expert tells you it’s time for a new transmission, you accept it, albeit perhaps after getting a second opinion from another Honda or transmission expert. When this happens in the realm of […]

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Inspiration for generalists

It is difficult to accurately summarize the breadth of activities explored and mastered by the 17th century Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher. Inventor, composer, geographer, geologist, Egyptologist, historian, adventurer, philosopher, proprietor of one of the first public museums, physicist, mathematician, naturalist, astronomer, archaeologist, author of more than 40 published works: Kircher was one of the preeminent […]

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