Great man theory
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Annales School]] and [[New History]] | ||
| + | *[[Greatness]] | ||
| + | *[[Max Weber]]'s [[charismatic authority]] | ||
| + | *[[Heroic theory of invention and scientific development]] | ||
| *[[History from below]] | *[[History from below]] | ||
| *''[[Love Letters of Great Men]]'' | *''[[Love Letters of Great Men]]'' | ||
| + | *[[People known as the father or mother of something]] | ||
| + | *[[People's history]] | ||
| + | *[[Philosophy of history]] | ||
| + | *[[Prosopography]] | ||
| + | *[[Knight of faith]] | ||
| + | *[[Übermensch]] | ||
| + | *[[Whig history]] | ||
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- "Goethe? Shakespeare? Everything signed with their names is considered good, and one wracks one's brains to find beauty in their stupidities and failures, thus distorting the general taste. All these great talents, the Goethes, the Shakespeares, the Beethovens, the Michelangelos, created, side by side with their masterpieces, works not merely mediocre, but quite simply frightful." --Leo Tolstoy. Journal, 1895-99
The Great man theory is a theory held by some that aims to explain history by the impact of "Great men", or heroes: highly influential individuals, either from personal charisma, genius intellects, or great political impact.
For example, a scholarly follower of the Great Man theory would be likely to study the Second World War by focusing on the big personalities of the conflict — Sir Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Hideki Tojo, etc. — and view all of the historical events as being tied directly to their own individual decisions and orders.
See also
- Annales School and New History
- Greatness
- Max Weber's charismatic authority
- Heroic theory of invention and scientific development
- History from below
- Love Letters of Great Men
- People known as the father or mother of something
- People's history
- Philosophy of history
- Prosopography
- Knight of faith
- Übermensch
- Whig history
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