The price of greatness : resolving the creativity and madness controversy

著者

• Ludwig, Arnold M.

書誌事項

The price of greatness : resolving the creativity and madness controversy

Arnold M. Ludwig

Guilford Press, c1995

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Exploring the lives and achievements of over 1,000 extraordinary men and women, this book offers answers to the age-old questions about the relationship between mental illness and greatness, and also reveals factors that predict creative achievement. The book is filled with colorful stories about many of the most eminent artists, scientists, social activists, politicians, soldiers, and business people of our time.

目次

1. A Touch of Madness? 2. Determining Greatness 3. The Early Years 4. The Adult Years 5. Impediments to Eminence 6. The Measurement of Achievement 7. Mental Illness within the Professions 8. Mental Symptoms and Creative Activity 9. Predicting "True" Greatness

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA27026938
• ISBN:
  • 0898628393
• LCCN: 94044905
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: New York
• ページ数/冊数: x, 310 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : BF423
  • DC20 : 153.3/5
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Genius and mental illness
  • LCSH : Creative ability