Assertion: genius | /r/CapableOf | display maladaptive traits
Facets:
value: in more mundane concerns
type: LOCATION
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Their remoteness from mundane concerns means that Schopenhauer's geniuses often display maladaptive traits in more mundane concerns; in Schopenhauer's words, they fall into the mire while gazing at the stars, an allusion to Plato's dialogue Theætetus, in which Socrates tells of Thales (the first philosopher) being ridiculed for falling in such circumstances.