ABSTRACT

First published in 1966, this title describes two types of clever schoolboy, the ‘converger’ and the ‘diverger’. The intellectual and personal differences between these two types are examined in detail. This description is used as the foundation for a more general discussion of the motives which lead men and women into the Arts or the Sciences, and of the qualities which enable some to think productively while others do not. Dr Hudson’s work is remarkable not only for the fresh light he throws on the relation of intelligence to personality, but also for his method. His research combines the skills of intelligence testing and psychoanalysis in a way which had not previously been attempted.

chapter 1|18 pages

Presuppositions

chapter 2|16 pages

Arts and Science

chapter 3|18 pages

Convergers and Divergers

chapter 4|23 pages

A Network of Connections

chapter 5|24 pages

Rival Systems of Defence

chapter 6|23 pages

The Question of Creativity

chapter 7|15 pages

A Tentative Explanation

chapter 8|15 pages

Some Speculations On Original Thought