Was Napoleon the creator or the creation of his times?

Answer 1

I would say that he was a combination of the two. To the extent that Napoleon was a man with the power of free will, he was the creator, but without the French Revolution he would have remained an obscure Corsican officer in the French Army. By the same token, Jesse James chose to be an outlaw, but he was also a creation of the American Civil War, without which he likely would not have chosen this.

Answer 2

I would say that he was a combination of the two. To the extent that Napoleon was a man with the power of free will, he was the creator, but without the French Revolution he would have remained an obscure Corsican officer in the French Army. By the same token, Jesse James chose to be an outlaw, but he was also a creation of the American Civil War, without which he likely would not have chosen this.

Answer 3

I would say that he was a combination of the two. To the extent that Napoleon was a man with the power of free will, he was the creator, but without the French Revolution he would have remained an obscure Corsican officer in the French Army. By the same token, Jesse James chose to be an outlaw, but he was also a creation of the American Civil War, without which he likely would not have chosen this.

Answer 4

I would say that he was a combination of the two. To the extent that Napoleon was a man with the power of free will, he was the creator, but without the French Revolution he would have remained an obscure Corsican officer in the French Army. By the same token, Jesse James chose to be an outlaw, but he was also a creation of the American Civil War, without which he likely would not have chosen this.

Answer 5

I would say that he was a combination of the two. To the extent that Napoleon was a man with the power of free will, he was the creator, but without the French Revolution he would have remained an obscure Corsican officer in the French Army. By the same token, Jesse James chose to be an outlaw, but he was also a creation of the American Civil War, without which he likely would not have chosen this.