An Essay On Genius by Alexander Gerard
A philosophical inquiry into the sources, structure, and cultivation of exceptional creative capacity, it defines genius as a dynamic interplay of fertile imagination, sound judgment, and refined sensibility shaped by habit, education, and experience. Surveying its varieties across the arts and sciences, it distinguishes genius from wit and taste, analyzes invention and originality through the association of ideas, and offers practical guidance for nurturing these powers. It also weighs the social conditions that foster or frustrate extraordinary talent, advocating liberty, encouragement, and disciplined practice as the surest supports.
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- Published
- 1774
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 440-460
- Original Language
- English
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