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Re: Depression and Creativity

by "Peter H.M.Brooks" <peter@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aug 30, 2007 at 01:23 AM

pico wrote:
>> The artist starving in a garret is certainly still a popular stereotype
>> and, as such, has to be taken seriously.
> 
> A lot of people believe in alien invaders. Does that mean we have to
take 
> them seriously?
> 
No. Stereotypes are different from mass delusions.

However, the mass delusion of Incubi and Succubi, being identical to 
that of the mass delusion of alien invaders, is im****tant for different 
reasons - it is something that people wish to believe in. See 
'Extraordinary Popular Delusions, and the madness of crowds' to 
understand the difference.

Stereotypes are popular generalisations and, as such, are always wrong 
about certain individuals - but at the same time, always right in some 
way about the general case. Think of the stereotype of undertakers being 
lugubriously - how many have you encountered who are not?
 




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Depression and Creativity
"Wayne J. Cosshall&q  2007-08-16 11:33:00 
Re: Depression and Creativity
David Kilpatrick <icon  2007-08-16 11:14:04 
Re: Depression and Creativity
"Wayne J. Cosshall&q  2007-08-16 21:44:22 
Re: Depression and Creativity
Allen <allen@[EMAIL PR  2007-08-16 09:09:59 
Re: Depression and Creativity
"Matt Clara" &l  2007-08-16 17:13:48 
Re: Depression and Creativity
"Dennis' Newsgroups  2007-08-27 23:09:54 
Re: Depression and Creativity
"Peter H.M.Brooks&qu  2007-08-28 12:18:35 
Re: Depression and Creativity
"Erik A. Mattila&quo  2007-08-29 12:53:54 
Re: Depression and Creativity
"pico" <pico  2007-08-29 15:39:07 
Re: Depression and Creativity
"Peter H.M.Brooks&qu  2007-08-30 01:23:58 
Re: Depression and Creativity
"Peter H.M.Brooks&qu  2007-08-30 01:19:43 
Re: Depression and Creativity
"Erik A. Mattila&quo  2007-08-30 13:40:35 

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