Origins of Genius - Darwinian Perspectives on Creativity Print on Demand

Zusatztext "A fascinating treatise leavened with candid descriptions by Einstein, Nietzsche, Mozart, Darwin, Poe, Linus Pauling and many others of their own creative processes.... Likely to generate controversy but also has the potential to influence how we think about the human mind."--Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Dean Simonton is Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Davis. The recipient of the Francis Galton Prize, he is the author of Genius, Creativity, and Leadership, Scientific Genius, Why Presidents Succeed, and other books. He lives in Davis, California. Klappentext In Origins of Genius, Dean Simonton reveals how Darwin's theory of natural selection can be used to explain the psychology of creative geniuses. Simonton not only uses Darwin's ideas to explain the creative genius of many eminent scientists and artists, but applies it extensively to Darwin himself. Zusammenfassung In Origins of Genius, Dean Simonton reveals how Darwin's theory of natural selection can be used to explain the psychology of creative geniuses. Simonton not only uses Darwin's ideas to explain the creative genius of many eminent scientists and artists, but applies it extensively to Darwin himself. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1: Genius and Darwin 2: Cognition: What is the Creative Process? 3: Variation: How do Creators Differ from the Rest of Us? 4: Development: Is the Genius Born or Made? 5: Products: By What Works Shall We Know Them? 6: Groups: Creative Times, Places and Peoples? 7: Darwinian Genius Notes References Index

Product details

• Authors: Dean Keith Simonton, Simonton Dean Keith
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.1999
• EAN: 9780195128796
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512879-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 242 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Child & developmental psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psychological methodology, Cognitivism, cognitive theory