Archived Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 (en.wikipedia.org)
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Archived Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Except that Murray doesn't disregard contributions by non-Europeans. His list is Eurocentric but only because human accomplishment is Eurocentric from 800 onward. I think about 80% of his list are 'dead white males'. Not sure as it's been over a decade since I read it.
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[–] Oswy ago
Thanks for wasting everyone's time.