The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or Practice

What are the origins of greatness? Few other questions have caused such intense debate, controversy, and diversity of opinions. In recent years, a large body of research has accumulated that suggests that the origins of greatness are extraordinarily complex. Instead of talent or practice, its talent and practice. Instead of nature or nature, its nature via nurture. Instead of practice, its deliberate practice. Instead of the causes of greatness in general, its the determinants of greatness specific to a field. The Complexity of Greatness brings together a variety of perspectives and the most cutting-edge research on genes, talent, intelligence, expertise, deliberate practice, creativity, prodigies, savants, passion, and persistence. A variety of different domains are represented, including science, mathematics, expert memory, acting, visual arts, music, and sports. This book demonstrates that the truth about greatness is far more nuanced, complex, and fascinating than any one viewpoint or paradigm can possibly reveal. Indeed, it suggests that the time has come to go beyond talent or practice. Greatness is much, much more.

Year:2013

Edition:1

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Language:English

Pages:464

ISBN 10:0199794006

ISBN 13:9780199794003

File:pdf, 1.97 MB