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Creativity does not depend on inherited talent or on environment or upbringing; it is the function of the ego of every human being.

Silvano Arieti

Whether it is considered from the viewpoint of its effect on society, or as one of the expressions of the human spirit, creativity stands out as an activity to be studied, cherished, and cultivated.

Silvano Arieti

Creativity is not simply originality and unlimited freedom. There is much more to it than that. Creativity also imposes restrictions. While it uses methods other than those of ordinary thinking, it must not be in disagreement with ordinary thinking-or rather, it must be something that, sooner or later, ordinary thinking will understand, accept, and appreciate. Otherwise the result would be bizarre, not creative.

Silvano Arieti

Indeed, it is the perennial (and almost always unverbalized) premise of creativity, to show that the tangible, visible, and audible universe is infinitesimal in comparison to the one that awaits discovery through exploration of the external world and of the human psyche.

Silvano Arieti

Silvano Arieti

Silvano Arieti

Born: June 28, 1914

Died: August 7, 1981 (aged 67)

Bio: Silvano Arieti was a psychiatrist regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on schizophrenia. He received his M.D. from the University of Pisa and left Italy soon after, due to the increasingly racial policies of Benito Mussolini.

Known for:

Interpretation of Schizophrenia (1955)
The Parnas (1979)
Understanding and Helping the Schizophrenic (1979)
Creativity: The Magic Synthesis (1976)
Severe and mild depression (1978)

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