In Of the Difference between a Genius and an Apostle, Søren Kierkegaard discusses, well, the difference between a genius and an apostle. A “genius,” for him, is always immanent, always assimilable, never paradoxical (a favorite word of Kierkegaard’s)–even if he appears paradoxical, it is only temporary, for with the hindsight of history he will never appear […]
