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What does it mean?
Goethe calls Mozart an inexplicable phenomenon.
In plain terms
Mozart is so unique he cannot be fully explained.
What can you take from it?
Some talents defy explanation.

Where it applies

  • criticism
  • history
  • appreciation

Putting it to work

  • accept inexplicable talent
  • study rare examples

Questions to consider

  • Why are some people inexplicable?
  • Should we try to explain all talent?

Another view

Context often explains what seems inexplicable.

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