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Conformity and Individuality: A Contrived Conundrum

Conformity and Individuality: A Contrived Conundrum

Conformity vs individuality is a matter very close to the discussion about the originality of creative ideas, which I have gotten into before and I am sure I will again. The question of individuality was brought up again recently when I received a comment on my article about creativity and religious thought from Curtis who […]

Posted on July 24, 2008February 12, 2014 by Samir Bharadwaj in Creative Ideas

I’ve Never Read an Ayn Rand Book

I've Never Read an Ayn Rand Book

If my Mother was around today, I’m sure she would recommend I read a book by Ayn Rand, just as my Father does on a regular basis. I’m quite sure she had read The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged in her youth and would have thought highly of them. Her sister, my aunt, was and still […]

Posted on July 21, 2008January 19, 2011 by Samir Bharadwaj in Creative Ideas

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