Arnold M. Ludwig
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Dr. Arnold M. Ludwig M.D. (birthdate not yet available) Psychologist, author; Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky, and an early investigator into potential clinical uses of LSD. [no article as yet exists at Wikipedia for this author]
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- Mental illness is not the price people pay for their creative gifts... creative people who are mentally ill find themselves, almost by default, in the arts rather than in business or the other sciences.
- The Price of Greatness: Resolving the Creativity and Madness Controversy (1995)
- While mental disturbances may provide individuals with an underlying sense of unease that seems necessary for sustained creative activity, these disturbances are not the only source for inner tension... chronic physical ailments may give someone a heightened sense of urgency to leave a mark on the world and achieve immortality through creative greatness.
- The Price of Greatness: Resolving the Creativity and Madness Controversy (1995)
- There was no future and no past. The present was eternity.
- Statement about perceptions he experienced in early clinical experiments with LSD. How Do We Know Who We Are?: A Biography of the Self (1997)
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King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership (2002)
- People may choose to ignore their animal heritage by interpreting their behavior as divinely inspired, socially purposeful, or even self-serving, all of which they attribute to being human, but they masticate, fornicate, and procreate, much as chimps and apes do, so they should have little cause to get upset if they learn that they act like other primates when they politically agitate, debate, abdicate, placate, and administrate, too.
- Although humans and baboons may fight among themselves, dominate others, and keep harems, only humans have the ability to give pious excuses for what they do.
- Paranoia is naturally common among all kinds of rulers, especially tyrants and visionaries.
- There not only should be far higher percentages of women in power, but they should be well represented at every level: crucial cabinet posts, ambassadorships, and the highest military ranks. I believe that countries then might not be so confrontational.
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Quotes of others about Ludwig
- Ludwig’s penetrating observations, though presented in a lighthearted and entertaining way, offer important insight into why humans have engaged in war throughout recorded history as well as suggesting how they might live together in peace. ~ Booknotes (C-SPAN) review of King of the Mountain (2002)
- Ludwig also provides a brief, quite brilliant exposition and critique of the concept of an "authentic" self, noting that it is rooted in a male Victorian ethos and that it has been overshadowed by the more contemporary American notion of self-invention. Ludwig's beautifully written and intellectually provocative book is one of those rare works that offer fresh, profound insights, moving the reader to think probingly about his or her own life and self. ~ Kirkus Reviews on How Do We Know Who We Are?: A Biography of the Self (1997)
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External links
- "Author Links World Leaders To Their Primate Roots" review of King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership
- Review of King of the Mountain at NthPosition
- Review of King of the Mountain at The Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Booknotes (C-SPAN) interview (September 15, 2002) + brief review
- Review of How Do We Know Who We Are? A Biography of the Self at the American Journal of Psychiatry
- Review of How Do We Know Who We Are? (PDF document)
