Human Intelligence

Does genius simply mean you perform well on a visual-spatial intelligence test, or does it mean you introduce a hitherto unknown way of approaching a particular problem? Our list of geniuses, like Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), shown here with his teacher, Plato (left), includes figures who were great intellectual innovators in various fields throughout history. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist whose writings covered a myriad of subjects, from physics to ethics. He was one of the founding figures of Western philosophy and personally tutored Alexander the Great.

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