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Sent Before Their Time: Genius, Charisma, and Being Born Prematurely Paperback – 3 Jan. 2022

by Edward Dutton (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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What do Sir Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, and Buddha have in common? They were all born prematurely. Tiny, weak, and brain-damaged, they very nearly didn't survive. But, just about pulling-through, they went on to change the world. And so did Rousseau, Goethe, and Moses, despite being born tiny and many months early. In Sent Before Their Time, Edward Dutton, who was born 3 months early himself, explores the massive and disproportionately high impact that people born prematurely or with low birth weight have had on world history. He shows that the mental characteristics caused by being born prematurely - being a 'preemie' - are precisely those that have always been associated with the heights of genius and of spell-binding charisma. And Dutton, whose analysis includes an eye-opening account of his own preemie childhood, presents an evolutionary theory for preterm birth, arguing that under the harsh Darwinian conditions that existed before the Industrial Revolution, the group with the optimum number of surviving preterm children - and, therefore, geniuses and inspiring people - would have been better able to win wars against other groups and, thus, triumph in the battle of Darwinian selection.

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  1. Print length
    328 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Manticore Press
  4. Publication date
    3 Jan. 2022
  5. Dimensions
    15.24 x 1.85 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0645212636
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0645212631
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"Already well known for generating interesting and fertile evolutionary hypotheses, Sent Before Their Time is Edward Dutton's biggest and best idea yet."


- Dr Bruce G. Charlton, sometime Visiting Professor of Theoretical Medicine at the University of Buckingham, Reader in Evolutionary Psychiatry at Newcastle University and Editor of Medical Hypotheses.


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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Manticore Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 3 Jan. 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0645212636
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0645212631
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 481 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.85 x 22.86 cm
  • Best Sellers Rank: 559,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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  • Andrew Quinn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating as always
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2022
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    Once again Ed Dutton tackles & illuminates a subject hitherto neglected by the mainstream. Erudite & accessible, he explores the connection between premature birth & genius. Moreover, the chapter detailing his own personal experiences & attributes is a delight to read, and confirms my own long-standing aversion towards suburban solicitors.
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  • Luca Dittmer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting hypothesis
    Reviewed in Germany on 27 February 2022
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    As usual, this is a well written book with an unusual idea about the connection of premature birth with being a genius at its core. The autobiographical part was, in my opinion, the best part of this book because it connected the topic to the personal life of the author
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