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Origins of genius : Darwinian perspectives on creativity / Dean Keith Simonton.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simonton, Dean Keith, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
- Genius.
- Creative ability.
- Local Subjects:
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How can we account for the appearance of such artists and scientists as Mozart, Shakespeare, Darwin, or Einstein? What conditions or personality traits seem to produce exceptionally creative people? Is the association between genius and madness just a myth? This text explores the origins of genuis.
- Contents:
- Contents; 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
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028453-6
- 0-19-773635-1
- 1-280-47216-2
- 1-4237-3877-2
- 0-19-535170-3
- 1-60256-356-X
- OCLC:
- 475956577
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