Albert Rothenberg

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Illinois

New Findings and Old Stereotypes

Intrigued by history's list of "troubled geniuses,"Albert Rothenberg investigates how two such opposite conditions—outstanding creativity and psychosis—could coexist in the same individual. Rothenberg concludes that high-level creativity transcends the usual modes of logical thought—and may even superficially resemble psychosis. But he also discovers that all types of creative thinking generally occur in a rational and conscious frame of mind, not in a mystically altered or transformed state. Far from being the source—or the price—of creativity, Rothenberg discovers, psychosis and other forms of mental illness are actually hindrances to creative work. Disturbed writers and absent-minded professors make great characters in fiction, but Rothenberg has uncovered an even better story—the virtually infinite creative potential of healthy human beings.

Category - Non Fiction / Psychology

Format - Paperback

Condition - Good

Listed - 10 months ago

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Ships From - Illinois

Est. Publication Date - Sep 1994

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Creativity and Madness

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