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1 online resource (321 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| 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 brilliantly illuminated in The Origins of Genius. Dean Simonton convincingly argues that creativity can best be understood as a Darwinian process of variation and selection. The artist or scientist generates a wealth of ideas, and then subjects these id. |
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Preface; 1. GENIUS AND DARWIN: The Surprising Connections; 2. COGNITION: How Does the Brain Create?; 3. VARIATION: Is Genius Brilliant -- or Mad?; 4. DEVELOPMENT: Are Geniuses Born -- or Made?; 5. PRODUCTS: By What Works Shall We Know Them?; 6. GROUPS: The Right Place and the Right Time?; 7. DARWINIAN GENIUS: The Future of an Idea; Notes; References; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. |
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Genius.
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Genius. |
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Creative ability.
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Creative ability. |
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Darwin, Charles. |
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Genius. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
9780195128796 |
| ISBN |
9781602563568 (electronic book) |
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160256356X (electronic book) |
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0195351703 |
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9780195351705 |
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