Polymathy is becoming a big industry. Historians, scientists, and other researchers and writers are increasingly paying attention to polymaths and polymathy. One of the leading recent thinkers on polymaths is the Cambridge historian Peter Burke, who has just published a new book, The Polymath: A cultural history from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag. Reviews of the book can be found here, here, and here, among other places.
Burke has been thinking and writing about polymaths and polymathy for quite a few years, and I have written about his ideas in the past.
I plan to review the book myself off and on over the coming weeks. But don't wait for my review. It's a fascinating and fabulous book. It is a must buy for anyone interested in polymathy.
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