Origins of genius: Darwinian perspectives on creativity

"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 re...

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Main Author: Simonton, Dean Keith 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 1999
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Summary:"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."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:X, 308 S.
ISBN:0195128796