Genius : the natural history of creativity
Genius and creativity have long been related to psychopathology. In this book, Professor Eysenck examines the nature of genius, and suggests what role factors such as intelligence, social status and gender play in its expression. The book will be required reading for psychologists, psychiatrists, philosophers and sociologists.
344 p. 24 cm.
9780521480147, 9780521485081, 0521480140, 0521485088
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Introduction; 1. The nature of genius; 2. Genius and intelligence; 3. Creativity: measurement and personality correlates; 4. Intuition and the unconscious; 5. Conditions for excellence; 6. The nature of psychopathology: psychotism; 7. The roots of creativity; 8. From DNA to creativity and genius; References; Index.