Lange-Eichbaum, W.

Japanese: Lange-Eichbaum,W.(英語表記)LangeEichbaumW
Lange-Eichbaum, W.

…The concept of a “child prodigy” has also been popular in China and Japan for a long time, and is similar to the Western idea of ​​a genius, but the difference is that a “child prodigy” can become “just an ordinary person after a certain age.” In any case, the word “genius” has had a somewhat mystical connotation since ancient times, but W. Lange‐Eichbaum of Germany, who places importance on this point, lists four elements of genius: (1) excellence, (2) inspiration, (3) attraction, and (4) something special or unusual, and states that when these elements work together, a “divine chord of genius” resonates. However, this deification of geniuses as beings different from the average person generally only occurred until the first half of the 19th century, and after that, scientific research and analysis began to be added from the fields of biology and medicine. …

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Japanese:

…そのほか〈神童〉という概念も昔から中国や日本で流布していて,西欧流のgeniusの発想と似ているが,〈神童〉はしかし,〈はたち過ぎればただの人〉になる場合があるところが違う。いずれにせよ,天才には古来神秘的なニュアンスが多少ともまといついているが,この点を重視するドイツのランゲ・アイヒバウムW.Lange‐Eichbaumは,天才の要素として,(1)卓越している,(2)感動を与える,(3)人の心を引きつける,(4)なにか特別な,異様なものをもつ,という四つをあげ,これらが同時に作用するときに〈神聖な天才和音〉が共鳴しあうと述べる。 しかし,天才をこのように平均人とは異質な存在として神格化したのは一般には19世紀前半までで,それ以後は生物学や医学の側から科学的な調査や分析が加えられるようになる。…

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