Origins of Genius : Darwinian Perspectives on Creativity, Hardcover

by Dean Keith Simonton

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Origins of Genius : Darwinian Perspectives on Creativity, Hardcover by Simonton, Dean Keith, ISBN 0195128796, ISBN-13 9780195128796, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Simonton (psychology, U. of California-Davis) argues that creativity can best be understood as a Darwinian process of variation and selection. Then he uses that construction to explore the sudden appearances of dazzling artists and scientists, the definition of genius, the conditions or personality traits that seem to produce exceptionally creative people, and the association between genius and madness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 1999
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780195128796
• Condition: Fine

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