Kim jest geniusz?

• Authors: Anita Benisławska

Title variants

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WHO IS THE GENIUS?

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Cesare Lombroso created a basis of the consideration about genius as phenomenon. The similar subject analysed Ernst Kretschmer. The both authors underlined duality of genius nature distinctly. On the one hand genius is an emanation of unusual talent, on the other hand genius is connected with element of psychopatology and social rejection. Finding a new way of thinking will be possible, if a talented person’s mental structure is loosen. It means: previous solution must be rejection, researcher revolts against the authorities and he can come into conflict with a professional environment. From this point of view life of genius is full of dramatic evidences, the same like life of a polish researcher Julian Ochorowicz. In Ochorowicz case the most controversial were his studies over hypnotism and mediumism. These researches were a from of analyzing of human cognitional skills, special in the case of hysterics.

Keywords

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GENIUS; CREATIVITY; PERSONALITY; MADNESS

• Publisher: Science Studies Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Zagadnienia Naukoznawstwa
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 4(190)
• Pages: 667-681

Contributors

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Anita Benisławska

• Biblioteka Narodowa , Al. Niepodległości 213, 02-086 Warszawa, Poland