Intelligence allows people to understand events and to shape their surrounding environment. This book delves deeper into the theories and applications of intelligence, showing it is a multifaceted concept -defined and explained differently by prestigious experts of various disciplines in their own research. The book provides interdisciplinary connections of intelligence as it relates to a variety of clearly outlined subject areas, and should lead to a deep understanding of the phenomenon as it pertains to practical applications in different domains. Contributors in this volume present results from evolutionary biology, mathematics, artificial intelligence, medicine, psychology, cultural studies, economy, political sciences and philosophy. Individual scientific models are integrated in an interdisciplinary concept of wisdom. This volume will help enhance the common understanding of intelligence for fellow researchers and scientists alike.

Intelligence allows people to understand events and to shape their surrounding environment. This book delves deeper into the theories and applications of intelligence, showing it is a multifaceted concept —defined and explained differently by prestigious experts of various disciplines in their own research. The book provides interdisciplinary connections of intelligence as it relates to a variety of clearly outlined subject areas, and should lead to a deep understanding of the phenomenon as it pertains to practical applications in different domains. Contributors in this volume present results from evolutionary biology, mathematics, artificial intelligence, medicine, psychology, cultural studies, economy, political sciences and philosophy. Individual scientific models are integrated in an interdisciplinary concept of wisdom. This volume will help enhance the common understanding of intelligence for fellow researchers and scientists alike.

Creativity is highly valued and admired as a characteristic of outstanding people. It is believed that creative individuals, because of their talent, playfully produce new and extraordinary things, that they are kissed by the muses or driven by mysterious forces. However, modern science has knowledge that sheds light on the secret of creativity. The author describes the essential elements of creativity in a generally understandable way: talent, knowledge, motivation, personality traits and environmental conditions. Then the five phases of the creative process are presented: preparation, incubation, illumination, realization and verification. From the analysis of creative personalities and processes, consequences are drawn for their promotion in school, work, science, culture, economy and politics. A sound understanding of creativity helps to discover and promote creative potential in the areas mentioned. In today's world with its diverse challenges, however, not only extraordinary, but also everyday creativity is of great practical importance. Paying attention to creative aspects in education, training, partnership, sexuality and personal development leads to a meaningful lifestyle.

Goethe was not only a child genius, a beloved poet, and an important politician throughout his life he also sometimes missed and suffered for it. Yet he had the special ability to accept mental anguish and to implement it for the further development of his own creativity.Since Goethes time psychology has made great progress, and especially neurobiology has made great discoveries about the nature of the human mind. Nevertheless, we have few documents that so deeply illustrate the development of creativity as Goethes letters and his works not to mention the detailed descriptions delivered by his family and friends, both male and female. His path to creativity can even today be an inspiration and a beacon to guide all of us to discover our own creative tendencies. Thus, a study of Goethes path to creativity is not solely an intellectual delight, but also one with very practical benefits.