Origins of genius
Subtitle: Darwinian perspectives on creativity
By: Dean Keith Simonton.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882; Genius; Creative ability
Description: How can we account for the sudden appearance of such dazzling artists and scientists as Mozart, Shakespeare, Darwin, or Einstein? How can we define such genius? What conditions or personality traits seem to produce exceptionally creative people? Is the association between genius and madness really just a myth? These and many other questions are illuminated in The Origins of Genius.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-296) and index.