My argument isn't necessarily on the same topic, so it won't be sound, but it does have some intuitional merit: consider any person that is at the peak of any given trend, whether it be a self-made entrepreneur, a political figure, a scientist, or the community head. They are (IMHO) a result of both their social context and their volition.
You could say that, based on your logic, Hitler was not a self-made man but was the result of his social context - his rise to power was truly phenomenal and would you therefore say he had no "self-made" qualities? I tend to believe that any figure head is the apotheosis of the ebb and flow of the pool they swim in - but it does take volition and self-made qualities to become the instance for a given class of thinking.
I know Hitler and Germany as premises for an argument are far removed in many specific aspects from the discussion of self-made business men and entrepreneurs - but, one must concede, there is a curious link that runs through all men of power, wisdom, or accomplish. It is that link I'm speaking to.
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My argument isn't necessarily on the same topic, so it won't be sound, but it does have some intuitional merit: consider any person that is at the peak of any given trend, whether it be a self-made entrepreneur, a political figure, a scientist, or the community head. They are (IMHO) a result of both their social context and their volition.
You could say that, based on your logic, Hitler was not a self-made man but was the result of his social context - his rise to power was truly phenomenal and would you therefore say he had no "self-made" qualities? I tend to believe that any figure head is the apotheosis of the ebb and flow of the pool they swim in - but it does take volition and self-made qualities to become the instance for a given class of thinking.
I know Hitler and Germany as premises for an argument are far removed in many specific aspects from the discussion of self-made business men and entrepreneurs - but, one must concede, there is a curious link that runs through all men of power, wisdom, or accomplish. It is that link I'm speaking to.