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Exploring the nexus of madness and creativity.
"Strong Imagination" dives into the tantalizing connection between the extraordinary minds that shape art and the edges of what society deems normal. If you've ever been curious about how fine the line is between genius and madness, or what fuels the creative fire inside some of the most brilliant artists, scientists, and thinkers, this book could add a fascinating perspective to your understanding of human nature.
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ISBN: 9780198507062
Authors:
Daniel Nettle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date of Publication: 2001-05-03
Format: Hardcover
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Goodreads rating: 3.93
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Madness is the central mystery of the human psyche. Our minds evolved to give us a faithful understanding of reality, to allow us to integrate into our communities, and to help us adapt our behavior to our environment. Yet in serious mental illness, the mind does exactly the opposite of these things. The sufferer builds castles of imaginative delusion, fails to adapt, and becomes a stranger among his own people. Yet mental illness is no marginal it is found in all societies and all historical epochs, and the genes that underlie it are quite common. Furthermore, the traits that identify the madman are found in attenuated form in normal thinking and feeling. The persistence of madness, then, is a terrible puzzle from both an evolutionary and a human point of view. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare suggested a link between madness and artistic 'The lunatic, the lover, and the poet', he wrote, 'Are of imagination all compact'. Recent studies have shown that there is indeed a connection. Rates of mental illness are hugely elevated in the families of poets, writers and artists, suggesting that the same genes, the same temperaments, and the same imaginative capacities are at work in insanity and in creative ability. Thus the reason madness continues to exist is that the traits behind it have psychological benefits as well as psychological costs. In Strong Imagination, Daniel Nettle explores the nature of mental illness, the biological mechanisms
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Exploring the nexus of madness and creativity.
"Strong Imagination" dives into the tantalizing connection between the extraordinary minds that shape art and the edges of what society deems normal. If you've ever been curious about how fine the line is between genius and madness, or what fuels the creative fire inside some of the most brilliant artists, scientists, and thinkers, this book could add a fascinating perspective to your understanding of human nature.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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