The Wiley handbook of genius
With contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of expert contributors, this is the first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius, a topic that endlessly provokes and fascinates. The first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius with contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of experts Co...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, UK
Wiley Blackwell
2014
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | With contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of expert contributors, this is the first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius, a topic that endlessly provokes and fascinates. The first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius with contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of experts Covers the origins, characteristics, careers, and consequences of genius with a focus on cognitive science, individual differences, life-span development, and social context Explores individual genius, creators, leaders, and performers as diverse as Queen Elizabeth I, Simón Bolívar, Mohandas Gandhi, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leo Tolstoy, John William Coltrane, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Martha Graham. Utilizes a variety of approaches-from genetics, neuroscience, and longitudinal studies to psychometric tests, interviews, and case studies-to provide a comprehensive treatment of the subject |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume illustrations |
| ISBN: | 1118367405 1306840937 9781306840934 9781118367391 1118367391 |