partyinplatypus t1_iufaar1 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:53 PM Reply to comment by Saturnalliia in TIL dunce caps were originally a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind and his followers, called Dunsmen, wore them. By the 1500s the Dunsmen fell out of favor as “behind the times”. by Aequitas05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbTaD2C08xU Permalink Parent 2
partyinplatypus t1_iufaar1 wrote
Reply to comment by Saturnalliia in TIL dunce caps were originally a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind and his followers, called Dunsmen, wore them. By the 1500s the Dunsmen fell out of favor as “behind the times”. by Aequitas05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbTaD2C08xU