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    Walt Whitman on What Makes a Great Person and What Wisdom Really Means

    Category
    Literature
    Creator
    Ranking
    Top 20
    Type
    Date
    November 12, 2020
    Resource Link
    https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/11/12/walt-whitman-song-of-the-open-road/
    Resource Series
    Brain Pickings
    Walt Whitman on What Makes a Great Person and What Wisdom Really Means

    Twenty-four centuries after Pythagoras contemplated the purpose of life and the meaning of wisdom as he coined the word philosopher to mean "lover of wisdom," Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819-March 26, 1892) contemplated the meaning of personhood and the measure of wisdom as he revolutionized the word poet to stand for "lover of life."

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    Walt Whitman on What Makes a Great Person and What Wisdom Really Means