First articulated in the early 1800s by those seeking to understand the French Revolution, it was given full expression by Scottish social critic Thomas Carlyle in his essay O
First articulated in the early 1800s by those seeking to understand the French Revolution, it was given full expression by Scottish social critic Thomas Carlyle in his essay On [*] Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, and it was opposed by Engels, Herbert Spencer, and other proponents of the Zeitgeist theory. For 10 points—name this theory, advocated by Nietzsche, that history has been shaped by exceptional individuals.
First articulated in the early 1800s by those seeking to understand the French Revolution, it was given full expression by Scottish social critic Thomas Carlyle in his essay On [*] Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, and it was opposed by Engels, Herbert Spencer, and other proponents of the Zeitgeist theory.
{great man} or {Superman} or {overman} or {Übermensch theory} 16 Marianna