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polymath, Polymath, Polymath - Etymological differentiation between Polymath and Polyhistor, List of polymaths, Polyhistor, Polyglot, There is a Science Fiction novel by John Brunner called <i>Polymath</i>, first published in 1974 by DAW Books, based on a shorter story by the same author written in 1963.
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| ARTICLES RELATED TO polymath | | | |  polymath: Encyclopedia II - Charles Peirce - LifeRight from the beginning, the relations of America as New England with Europe were, from the philosophical point of view, ambiguous, when they were not simply difficult and, in the end, impossible. Peirce is in himself the ‘’resumé’’ of this story… from the rejection of European philosophical paradigms to the creation of new paradigms which are not only Peirce’s but America’s, and slowly but inevitably [those] of the global ...
See also:Charles Peirce, Charles Peirce - Life, Charles Peirce - Reception, Charles Peirce - Works, Charles Peirce - Major publications, Charles Peirce - Peirce's philosophy, Charles Peirce - Pragmatism, Charles Peirce - Scholastic realism, Charles Peirce - Formal perspective, Charles Peirce - Dynamics of representation, Charles Peirce - Normative sciences, Charles Peirce - Parallels with Leibniz, Charles Peirce - Bibliography, Charles Peirce - Primary literature, Charles Peirce - Secondary literature Read more here: » Charles Peirce: Encyclopedia II - Charles Peirce - Life |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Gottfried Leibniz - Sinophile Leibniz was perhaps the first major European intellect to take a close interest in Chinese civilization, which he knew by corresponding with, and reading other work by, European Christian missionaries posted in China. He concluded that Europeans could learn much from the Confucian ethical tradition. He mulled over the possibility that the Chinese characters were an unwitting form of his universal characteristic. He noted with fascination how the I Ching hexagrams correspond to the binary numbers from 0 to 111111, and mistakenly concluded that this mapping was evidence of major Chinese accomplishments in th ...
See also:Gottfried Leibniz, Gottfried Leibniz - Life, Gottfried Leibniz - Coming of age, Gottfried Leibniz - Career, Gottfried Leibniz - Writings, Gottfried Leibniz - Posthumous reputation, Gottfried Leibniz - Philosopher, Gottfried Leibniz - The Principles, Gottfried Leibniz - The Monads, Gottfried Leibniz - Theodicy and optimism, Gottfried Leibniz - Symbolic thought, Gottfried Leibniz - Formal logic, Gottfried Leibniz - Mathematician, Gottfried Leibniz - The calculus, Gottfried Leibniz - Topology, Gottfried Leibniz - Scientist and engineer, Gottfried Leibniz - Physics, Gottfried Leibniz - Other natural science, Gottfried Leibniz - Social science, Gottfried Leibniz - Technology, Gottfried Leibniz - The librarian, Gottfried Leibniz - Advocate of scientific societies, Gottfried Leibniz - Lawyer Moralist Theologian, Gottfried Leibniz - Ecumenism, Gottfried Leibniz - Philologist, Gottfried Leibniz - Sinophile, Gottfried Leibniz - Universal Genius, Gottfried Leibniz - Works, Gottfried Leibniz - Secondary literature, Gottfried Leibniz - Other works cited, Gottfried Leibniz - Quotes Read more here: » Gottfried Leibniz: Encyclopedia II - Gottfried Leibniz - Sinophile |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Sport and beyond Despite the literal meaning of judo being "the gentle way", competition judo is one the roughest and most demanding of sports. A World Championship or Olympic match lasts only 5 minutes, but will leave participants exhausted.
Without the kicking and punching so common to other martial arts, except in atemi-waza, which is taught to black belts, judo is often portrayed as friendlier than, for instance, karate. Proponents believe this contributes to judo being underrated as a method of self-defense. However, while throws executed ...
See also:Judo, Judo - History and philosophy, Judo - Judo's Theory of Combat, Judo - Uniform, Judo - Techniques, Judo - Gradings, Judo - Styles, Judo - Sport, Judo - Sport and beyond, Judo - Organization Read more here: » Judo: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Sport and beyond |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Mário de Andrade - Early life Andrade was born in São Paulo and lived there virtually all of his life. As a child, he was a piano prodigy, and he later studied at the Music and Drama Conservatory of São Paulo. His formal education was solely in music, but at the same time, as Albert T. Luper records, he pursued persistent and solitary studies in history, art, and particularly poetry[1]. Andrade had a solid command of French, and read Rimbaud and the major Symbolists. Although he wrote po ...
See also:Mário de Andrade, Mário de Andrade - Early life, Mário de Andrade - The Week of Modern Art, Mário de Andrade - Macunaíma, Mário de Andrade - Late life and musical research, Mário de Andrade - Partial bibliography, Mário de Andrade - Poetry, Mário de Andrade - Essays criticism and musicology, Mário de Andrade - Novels, Mário de Andrade - Stories and Crônicas, Mário de Andrade - English translations, Mário de Andrade - Footnotes Read more here: » Mário de Andrade: Encyclopedia II - Mário de Andrade - Early life |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Mário de Andrade - The Week of Modern Art While these folklore-gathering trips were going on, Andrade developed a group of friends among young artists and writers in São Paulo, who, like him, were aware of the growing modernist movement in Europe. Several of them were later known as the Grupo dos Cinco (the Group of Five): Andrade, poets Oswald de Andrade (no relation) and Menotti del Picchia, and artists Tarsila do Amaral and Anita Malfatti. Malfatti had been to Europe before World War I, and introduced São Paulo to expressionism. Jack E. Tomlins, the translator of Andrade ...
See also:Mário de Andrade, Mário de Andrade - Early life, Mário de Andrade - The Week of Modern Art, Mário de Andrade - Macunaíma, Mário de Andrade - Late life and musical research, Mário de Andrade - Partial bibliography, Mário de Andrade - Poetry, Mário de Andrade - Essays criticism and musicology, Mário de Andrade - Novels, Mário de Andrade - Stories and Crônicas, Mário de Andrade - English translations, Mário de Andrade - Footnotes Read more here: » Mário de Andrade: Encyclopedia II - Mário de Andrade - The Week of Modern Art |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Sport Although a fully featured martial art, judo has also developed as a sport. Judo became an Olympic sport for men in 1964 and, with the persistence of an American woman by the name of Rusty Kanokogi and many others, a sport for women as well in 1988 (both years given were the years that Judo was a demonstration event followed by an official medal event 4 years later). Men and women compete separately (although they often train together), and there ...
See also:Judo, Judo - History and philosophy, Judo - Judo's Theory of Combat, Judo - Uniform, Judo - Techniques, Judo - Gradings, Judo - Styles, Judo - Sport, Judo - Sport and beyond, Judo - Organization Read more here: » Judo: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Sport |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Organization The international organization of judo is the IJF, or the International Judo Federation. In the US, there are several different national organizations. One is USA Judo, which also has state organizations which host state tournaments and other judo related activities. The other national organizations are USJF, United States Judo Federation, and USJA, United States Judo Association. Each national organization in the US has its own promotion requirements, but they ...
See also:Judo, Judo - History and philosophy, Judo - Judo's Theory of Combat, Judo - Uniform, Judo - Techniques, Judo - Gradings, Judo - Styles, Judo - Sport, Judo - Sport and beyond, Judo - Organization Read more here: » Judo: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Organization |
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| | | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - John von Neumann - Honors The John von Neumann Theory Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS, previously TIMS-ORSA) is awarded annually to an individual (or sometimes group) who have made fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences.
The IEEE John von Neumann Medal is awarded annually by the IEEE "for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology."
Von Neumann, a crater on Ear ...
See also:John von Neumann, John von Neumann - Biography, John von Neumann - Logic, John von Neumann - Quantum mechanics, John von Neumann - Economics, John von Neumann - Armaments, John von Neumann - Computer science, John von Neumann - Politics and social affairs, John von Neumann - Honors, John von Neumann - Students Read more here: » John von Neumann: Encyclopedia II - John von Neumann - Honors |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - José Rizal - Education Rizal first studied under Justiniano Aquino Cruz in Biñan, Laguna. He went to Manila to study at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1877 and graduated at the top of the class. He continued his education in the Ateneo Municipal to obtain a degree in land surveying and assessor, and at the same time in the University of Santo Tomas where he studied Philosophy and Letters. Upon learning that his mother was going blind, he then decided to study medicine (ophthalmology) in the University of Santo Tomas, but did not complete it because he felt that Filipinos were being discriminated by th ...
See also:José Rizal, José Rizal - Family, José Rizal - Education, José Rizal - Writings, José Rizal - Courage, José Rizal - Legacy, José Rizal - Last days Read more here: » José Rizal: Encyclopedia II - José Rizal - Education |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - José Rizal - Legacy Rizal was a reformer for an open society rather than a revolutionary for political independence, a peacemaker, Asia's first.
As a leader of the Propaganda Movement of Filipino students in Spain, he contributed newspaper articles to La Solidaridad in Barcelona with the following agenda:
That the Philippines be a province of Spain
Representation in the Cortes (Parliament)
Filipino priests rather than the Spanish Augustinians, Dominicans, or Franciscans
Freedom of assembly and speech
Equal rights before the law (for both F ...
See also:José Rizal, José Rizal - Family, José Rizal - Education, José Rizal - Writings, José Rizal - Courage, José Rizal - Legacy, José Rizal - Last days Read more here: » José Rizal: Encyclopedia II - José Rizal - Legacy |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Mário de Andrade - Late life and musical research Andrade was not directly affected by the Revolution of 1930, in which Getúlio Vargas seized power and became dictator, but he belonged to the landed class the Revolution was designed to displace, and his employment prospects declined under the Vargas regime.[17] He was able to remain at the Conservatory, where he was now Chair of History of Music and Aesthetics. With this title he became a de facto national authority on the history of music, and his research ...
See also:Mário de Andrade, Mário de Andrade - Early life, Mário de Andrade - The Week of Modern Art, Mário de Andrade - Macunaíma, Mário de Andrade - Late life and musical research, Mário de Andrade - Partial bibliography, Mário de Andrade - Poetry, Mário de Andrade - Essays criticism and musicology, Mário de Andrade - Novels, Mário de Andrade - Stories and Crônicas, Mário de Andrade - English translations, Mário de Andrade - Footnotes Read more here: » Mário de Andrade: Encyclopedia II - Mário de Andrade - Late life and musical research |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Mário de Andrade - Partial bibliography Published posthumously:
Lira Paulistana (1946)
O Carro da Miséria (1946)
Poesias Completas (1955).
Mário de Andrade - Essays criticism and musicology.
A Escrava que não é Isaura (1925)
Ensaio sobre Música Brasileira (1928)
Compêndio de História de Música (1929)
O Aleijadinho de Álvares de Azevedo (1935)
Lasar Segall (1935)
O Movimento Modernista (19 ...
See also:Mário de Andrade, Mário de Andrade - Early life, Mário de Andrade - The Week of Modern Art, Mário de Andrade - Macunaíma, Mário de Andrade - Late life and musical research, Mário de Andrade - Partial bibliography, Mário de Andrade - Poetry, Mário de Andrade - Essays criticism and musicology, Mário de Andrade - Novels, Mário de Andrade - Stories and Crônicas, Mário de Andrade - English translations, Mário de Andrade - Footnotes Read more here: » Mário de Andrade: Encyclopedia II - Mário de Andrade - Partial bibliography |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Sanquhar - Wool Trade The wool trade had been an important one in the coastal trading towns of Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbright since medieval times and by the 18th century Sanquhar had developed as an inland market center. The Sanquhar Wool Fair, held in July, regulated the prices for the whole south of Scotland. A distinctive two-colored pattern of knitting which is widely known as 'Sanquhar knitting' takes its name from this small parish. A traveler’s account early in the 18th century tells us: 'Gloves they make better and cheaper than in England, for they se ...
See also:Sanquhar, Sanquhar - History of Sanquhar, Sanquhar - The Crichton Family, Sanquhar - Religious Upheaval, Sanquhar - Robert Burns, Sanquhar - Wool Trade, Sanquhar - Crawick Village, Sanquhar - Sanquhar more recently, Sanquhar - Sources: Read more here: » Sanquhar: Encyclopedia II - Sanquhar - Wool Trade |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Sanquhar - Sanquhar more recently Sanquhar itself prospered through the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. The decline of traditional industries in the middle of this century hurt the town, but now new manufacturers are moving in and there is a strong sense of community in the Burgh. Sanquhar’s main street boasts the world’s oldest Post Office. They had a public school as early as 1793. William Adam, a famous Scottish architect designed the Tollbooth in the center of town, which is the only surviving building of this type designed by him. Built in 1731, much of the buildi ...
See also:Sanquhar, Sanquhar - History of Sanquhar, Sanquhar - The Crichton Family, Sanquhar - Religious Upheaval, Sanquhar - Robert Burns, Sanquhar - Wool Trade, Sanquhar - Crawick Village, Sanquhar - Sanquhar more recently, Sanquhar - Sources: Read more here: » Sanquhar: Encyclopedia II - Sanquhar - Sanquhar more recently |
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| | | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Judo - History and philosophy The early history of Judo and that of its founder, Japanese polymath and educator Kano Jigoro (surname first in Japanese) (1860-1938), are inseparable. Kano was born into a well-to-do Japanese family. His grandfather was a self-made man, a sake brewer from Shiga prefecture in central Japan; however, Kano's father was not the eldest son and did not inherit the business, but instead became a Shinto priest and government official, with enough influence for his son to enter the seco ...
See also:Judo, Judo - History and philosophy, Judo - Judo's Theory of Combat, Judo - Uniform, Judo - Techniques, Judo - Gradings, Judo - Styles, Judo - Sport, Judo - Sport and beyond, Judo - Organization Read more here: » Judo: Encyclopedia II - Judo - History and philosophy |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Techniques While Judo includes a variety of rolls, falls, throws, pins, chokes, joint-locks, and methods of percussion, the primary focus is on throwing (nage-waza, 投げ技), and groundwork (ne-waza,寝技). Nage-waza is divided in two groups of techniques, standing techniques (tachi-waza, 立技) and sacrifice techniques (sutemi-waza, 捨身技). Standing techniques are divided in hand techniques (te-waza, 手技), hip techniques (koshi-waza, 腰技) and foot/leg techniques (ashi-waza, 足技). Sacrif ...
See also:Judo, Judo - History and philosophy, Judo - Judo's Theory of Combat, Judo - Uniform, Judo - Techniques, Judo - Gradings, Judo - Styles, Judo - Sport, Judo - Sport and beyond, Judo - Organization Read more here: » Judo: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Techniques |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Gradings Judoka are ranked according to skill and knowledge of judo, that grade being reflected in the colour of his belt: There are two divisions of grades, the student grades (kyu, 級), and the master grades (dan, 段). In some countries, the nine colours run from grey through white, light blue, blue, yellow, orange, green, purple, and brown. In The UK and most of Europe the belt grading colours run like this: White, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Brown and then Black. Some European countries additionally use a red belt to signify a co ...
See also:Judo, Judo - History and philosophy, Judo - Judo's Theory of Combat, Judo - Uniform, Judo - Techniques, Judo - Gradings, Judo - Styles, Judo - Sport, Judo - Sport and beyond, Judo - Organization Read more here: » Judo: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Gradings |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Styles Jigoro Kano's Kodokan Judo (講道館) is not the only style of judo. Kano took the name Judo from Jikishin Ryu Judo, which is an older school but not really seen outside of Japan. A sub-style of Kodokan Judo that developed in Japanese inter-scholastic competition is known as Kosen judo (高專柔道) with the same range of techniques but greater latitude permitted for Ne-waza (ground technique).
Teaching in France, Mikonosuke Kawaishi developed an alternative approach to instruction that continued to teach many techniques banned in modern competition. In Austria, Julius Fleck and others developed a system of throwing intended to extend ...
See also:Judo, Judo - History and philosophy, Judo - Judo's Theory of Combat, Judo - Uniform, Judo - Techniques, Judo - Gradings, Judo - Styles, Judo - Sport, Judo - Sport and beyond, Judo - Organization Read more here: » Judo: Encyclopedia II - Judo - Styles |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Rabindranath Tagore - Early life 1861–1901 Tagore was born at No. 6 Dwarkanath Tagore Lane, Jorasanko — the address of his family mansion. In turn, Jorasanko was located in the Bengali section of Kolkata (Calcutta; Bangla: কলকাতা) , located near Chitpur Road.[1] He was the son of Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi. Debendranath Tagore had formulated the Brahmo faith propagated by his friend, the reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Debendranath became the central figure in Brahmo society after Ray's death, who was addresse ...
See also:Rabindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore - Early life 1861–1901, Rabindranath Tagore - Late life 1901–1941, Rabindranath Tagore - Works, Rabindranath Tagore - Politics, Rabindranath Tagore - Impact, Rabindranath Tagore - Partial bibliography, Rabindranath Tagore - Notes Read more here: » Rabindranath Tagore: Encyclopedia II - Rabindranath Tagore - Early life 1861–1901 |
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| | | | | polymath: Encyclopedia II - Rabindranath Tagore - Late life 1901–1941 In 1901, Tagore left Shilaidaha and moved to Shantiniketan, about one hundred miles to Calcutta's northwest in what is now West Bengal. Shantiniketan, a spread of relatively arid and eroded red soil of seven acres bought in the 1860s by Debendranth, was made the home of Tagore's new ashram, a marble-floored prayer hall (the Mandir), experimental school, groves of trees, gardens, and a library.[17] Unfortunately, his wife died in this period, along with a favorite daughter and son. These ...
See also:Rabindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore - Early life 1861–1901, Rabindranath Tagore - Late life 1901–1941, Rabindranath Tagore - Works, Rabindranath Tagore - Politics, Rabindranath Tagore - Impact, Rabindranath Tagore - Partial bibliography, Rabindranath Tagore - Notes Read more here: » Rabindranath Tagore: Encyclopedia II - Rabindranath Tagore - Late life 1901–1941 |
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