The Problem of Genius and Psychical Disorder in Psychopathological Conceptions of Moreau de Tours, Lambroso and Nordau

The article examines the various conceptions dealing with the interrelationship between genius and psychical disorder. These conceptions were developed by three most influential representatives of psychopathology: Moreau de Tours, Lambroso and Nordau. The article highlights the peculiarities of these authors' theoretical and methodological approaches, their views on the problems of artists' creative potential and the process of artistic creativity. The focus of the article is on: the connections between these authors and the earlier non-classical tradition of the philosophy of art, the critical discussion of principal ideas and theoretical and methodological attitudes, and the relations with other influential theories that deal with psychopathological problems.