The Author writes, "I see myself as a scientist who has discovered some very important factors in the development of individuals and civilizations; and my theory is an explanation of both what makes people highly creative and what makes societies grow, prosper, and decline." The author encapsulates his theory with the acronym GAM/DP. GAM -- Individual: Three factors contribute to the development of personality and creativity of the individual. Good genetic endowment (G) e.g., intelligence, temperaments, specific talents, and by valid assistances (A) e.g., from parents, schools, books when combined with major misfortunes (M) of youth e.g., early parental death, physical infirmity, stimulates a personality which conflicts with society, providing in that tension material for creativity. DP -- Society: A society is creative where it develops within long periods when power is fought or grudgingly shared. Such division of power (DP) e.g. between emperor and pope, between state and church; between two or more major ideologies, fosters critical thinking. People begin to mistrust the power holder. They have the courage to speak their mind, to be creative on matters that are not those wanted by the power holder.

The GAM/DP Theory of Personality and Creativity, Vol. 1

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William A. Therivel

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Kirk House, Publishers

The GAM/DP Theory of Personality and Creativity, Vol. 2

The Author writes, I see myself as a scientist who has discovered some very important factors in the development of individuals and civilizations; and my theory is an explanation of both what makes people highly creative and what makes societies grow, prosper, and decline.The author encapsulates his theory with the acronym GAM/DP. GAM -- Individual: Three factors contribute to the development of personality and creativity of the individual. Good genetic endowment (G) e.g., intelligence, temperaments, specific talents, and by valid assistances (A) e.g., from parents, schools, books when combined with major misfortunes (M) of youth e.g., early parental death, physical infirmity, stimulates a personality which conflicts with society, providing in that tension material for creativity. DP -- Society: A society is creative where it develops within long periods when power is fought or grudgingly shared. Such division of power (DP) e.g. between emperor and pope, between state and church; between two or more major ideologies, fosters critical thinking. People begin to mistrust the power holder. They have the courage to speak their mind, to be creative on matters that are not those wanted by the power holder.In Volume V The GAM part of the theory is applied to interpret a wide range of masterworks and their creators. Illustrations play a major role in chapter eight where sixteen incongruous horses are discovered in Leonardo Dinvinci s Adoration of the Magi. The GAM part also studies Keynes, Pasteur, Max Planck, Gadamer, F.D. Roosevelt, Mozart and Bonhoeffer The DP part of the theory is used to interpret a wide range of creative worlds. Chapter 32, In Whose Company is God? On Michelangelo s High DP Creativity in the Creation of Adam is a DP chapter. The DP part tackles courageously such controversial subjects as Luther s Counter-Canossa (1520 and 1525), Why the Famous German Kultur Failed, In Praise of Rabbi Elyse Goldstein s ReVisionism and of Mondino de Luzzi s Dissections, How Did Eighteenth-Century America Produce so many Great Men? and How Did Nineteenth-Century Russia Produce So Many Great Men?

The GAM/DP Theory of Personality and Creativity Vol. 5

Creativity has been a driving force in the development of civilizations and in raising individuals to fame and/or fortune. What makes one person creative and one society achieve great stature and influence? Unmasking that high creativity is the task of this book. The author looks beneath the surface for the roots of creativity and solves some of the fascinating enigmas. The author s GAM/DP theory of personality and creativity is outlined in the first two chapters. The first (GAM) illustrates the three factors -- Genetic endowment, Assistances and Misfortunes which contribute to the personality and creativity of the individual. The second (DP) on Division of Power in a society identifies the author s theory behind societal development.

High Creativity Unmasked: The Gam/Dp Theory of Personality and Creativity

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