The Paradox Of Suicide And Creativity
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Author |
: M.F. Alvarez |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 205 |
Release |
: 2020-11-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781498523837 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1498523838 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Paradox of Suicide and Creativity by : M.F. Alvarez
If creativity is the highest expression of the life impulse, why do creative individuals who have made lasting contributions to the arts and sciences so often end their lives? M.F. Alvarez addresses this central paradox by exploring the inner lives and works of eleven creative visionaries who succumbed to suicide. Through a series of case studies, Alvarez shows that creativity and suicide are both attempts to authenticate and resolve personal catastrophes that have called into question the most basic conditions of human existence.
Author |
: Steven Stack |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1607419580 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781607419587 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Suicide and the Creative Arts by : Steven Stack
Artistic work itself has been thought of as a life-saving behaviour for some suicidal artists. Artistic depictions of suicide can also have a contagion effect, causing suicides among members of the real-world audience. Guidelines are still needed for institutions such as the motion picture industry for minimising possible copycat effects of suicides in feature films and other artistic displays of suicide. Perhaps one of the most important reasons for studying suicide art is for insights into the motives for suicide. Artists portrayed many motives for suicide long before the rise of the science of suicidology in the 20th Century. Motives including social factors such as death of a loved one, honour, economic strain, and betrayal in love have roots in many historical artistic products. Sophocles's plays, dating from 2,500 years ago, contain several motives that are still found today. The history of suicide in art, especially if film is included, may be subject to continuities as well as changes in the motives for suicide. While the visual arts may have drifted away from certain causes of suicide, such as heroicism, these causes may actually live on in other art forms including film and opera. The present volume stresses a holistic approach to the study of suicide in art. Patterns in one art venue may be both similar and different to those in other venues. Hence, caution needs to be exercised in making generalisations on the basis of one or a few modalities of artistic creations.
Author |
: R. A. Prentky |
Publisher |
: Greenwood |
Total Pages |
: 298 |
Release |
: 1980 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105035999445 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Creativity and Psychopathology by : R. A. Prentky
Author |
: Clayton M. Christensen |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 415 |
Release |
: 2019-01-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062851833 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062851837 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Prosperity Paradox by : Clayton M. Christensen
Clayton M. Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator’s Dilemma and the New York Times bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life, and co-authors Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and lasting change. Global poverty is one of the world’s most vexing problems. For decades, we’ve assumed smart, well-intentioned people will eventually be able to change the economic trajectory of poor countries. From education to healthcare, infrastructure to eradicating corruption, too many solutions rely on trial and error. Essentially, the plan is often to identify areas that need help, flood them with resources, and hope to see change over time. But hope is not an effective strategy. Clayton M. Christensen and his co-authors reveal a paradox at the heart of our approach to solving poverty. While noble, our current solutions are not producing consistent results, and in some cases, have exacerbated the problem. At least twenty countries that have received billions of dollars’ worth of aid are poorer now. Applying the rigorous and theory-driven analysis he is known for, Christensen suggests a better way. The right kind of innovation not only builds companies—but also builds countries. The Prosperity Paradox identifies the limits of common economic development models, which tend to be top-down efforts, and offers a new framework for economic growth based on entrepreneurship and market-creating innovation. Christensen, Ojomo, and Dillon use successful examples from America’s own economic development, including Ford, Eastman Kodak, and Singer Sewing Machines, and shows how similar models have worked in other regions such as Japan, South Korea, Nigeria, Rwanda, India, Argentina, and Mexico. The ideas in this book will help companies desperate for real, long-term growth see actual, sustainable progress where they’ve failed before. But The Prosperity Paradox is more than a business book; it is a call to action for anyone who wants a fresh take for making the world a better and more prosperous place.
Author |
: David Lester |
Publisher |
: Nova Science Pub Incorporated |
Total Pages |
: 161 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1560723459 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781560723455 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Suicide in Creative Women by : David Lester
Author |
: Elliot Samuel Paul |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2014-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199836963 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199836965 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Philosophy of Creativity by : Elliot Samuel Paul
Creativity pervades human life. It is the mark of individuality, the vehicle of self-expression, and the engine of progress in every human endeavor. It also raises a wealth of neglected and yet evocative philosophical questions. The Philosophy of Creativity takes up these questions and, in doing so, illustrates the value of interdisciplinary exchange.
Author |
: Rex E. Jung |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 594 |
Release |
: 2018-01-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108340809 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108340806 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of the Neuroscience of Creativity by : Rex E. Jung
Historically, the brain bases of creativity have been of great interest to scholars and the public alike. However, recent technological innovations in the neurosciences, coupled with theoretical and methodological advances in creativity assessment, have enabled humans to gain unprecedented insights into the contributions of the brain to creative thought. This unique volume brings together contributions by the very best scholars to offer a comprehensive overview of cutting edge research on this important and fascinating topic. The chapters discuss creativity's relationship with intelligence, motivation, psychopathology and pharmacology, as well as the contributions of general psychological processes to creativity, such as attention, memory, imagination, and language. This book also includes specific and novel approaches to understanding creativity involving musicians, polymaths, animal models, and psychedelic experiences. The chapters are meant to give the reader a solid grasp of the diversity of approaches currently at play in this active and rapidly growing field of inquiry.
Author |
: S. Kyaga |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 171 |
Release |
: 2014-11-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781137345813 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1137345810 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Creativity and Mental Illness by : S. Kyaga
Is there really a thin line between madness and genius? This book provides a thorough review of the current state of knowledge on this age old idea, and presents new empirical research to put an end to this debate, but also to open up discussion about the implications of its findings.
Author |
: Albert Rothenberg |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 210 |
Release |
: 1994-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781421400471 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1421400472 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Creativity and Madness by : Albert Rothenberg
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.
Author |
: Nassir Ghaemi |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 354 |
Release |
: 2012-06-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780143121336 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0143121332 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis A First-Rate Madness by : Nassir Ghaemi
The New York Times bestseller “A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders . . .” —The Boston Globe “A provocative thesis . . . Ghaemi’s book deserves high marks for original thinking.” —The Washington Post “Provocative, fascinating.” —Salon.com Historians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. In A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, director of the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center, offers a myth-shattering exploration of the powerful connections between mental illness and leadership and sets forth a controversial, compelling thesis: The very qualities that mark those with mood disorders also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. From the importance of Lincoln's "depressive realism" to the lackluster leadership of exceedingly sane men as Neville Chamberlain, A First-Rate Madness overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind.