2007-07-22 06:55:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
"Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule."
Friedrich Nietzsche
2007-07-22 07:12:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Define crazy. Let's look at this idea that all geniuses are crazy from a different point of view. They might just have a personal logic, a logic that is often misunderstood and misinterpreted by the outer world. They're weird from the common intelligence's point of view who's not familiar with that type of logic, so the term crazy is only defined by how geniuses are perceived.
2007-07-22 14:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by Cheshire Riddle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plato explains it best in his "allegory of the cave", where society is represented by men being chained in a cave. The one who gets out and sees the actual truth (as opposed to the shadows on the wall the others saw) is then said to have lost his mind. All the men decide that going outside the cave will make one crazy.
Geniuses are also extremely anxious and sensitive people. This is why Van Gogh ended up at Saint Remy. Ironically, Manet (not Monet) told him that he'd never amount to anything. I bet you most people don't even know who Manet is, but almost anyone can tell you who painted Starry Night.
2007-07-22 16:35:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, or thought so by the people around them, at the very least. But I think it must drive a person a little crazy to realize (1) how much he does not know, or understand, and (2) that there's not likely to be anyone else out there who understands, either.
The smartest man I ever knew, My Steve, committed suicide at the age of 47. My theory is he expected so much more of himself than he ever achieved, and eventually realized he was getting too old to achieve anything he considered to be worthwhile. Keeping me alive and reasonably sane for over 20 years did not seem like enough, I guess. (I guess I am still a little bitter, but only a little.)
2007-07-22 14:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They say the line between genius and crazy is a very thin line and easily stepped over so some are and others are just eccentric.
2007-07-22 14:04:38 · answer #5 · answered by unknown friend 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think I'd go so far as to say that they're crazy, but they're abnormal. Edison and Einstein were both dyslexic. My theory is that their disability forced them to perceive the world in a different way from most people, and thus led them to conclusions that no-one else had thought of.
2007-07-22 14:07:50 · answer #6 · answered by mle_trogdor2000 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
only 90% of the time....but i have an i.q. of 120 (20 points higher than average) and everyone says im pretty darn crazy!
2007-07-22 14:13:41 · answer #7 · answered by AnswerFairy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their is a very fine line between being a genius and being an idiot.
2007-07-22 14:04:45 · answer #8 · answered by Freckles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wouldnt say "crazy" but they ususally have a weird thing about them, like them being just odd or pecuilar (spelling?)
its almost like there so smart, the smart part of their brain took up a LITTLE too much room, and the room it took up was a part of your brain that doesnt make ya weird :P
2007-07-22 14:00:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure, I think they're misunderstood and labeled crazy.
2007-07-26 04:00:56 · answer #10 · answered by Davis Wylde 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋