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The 'Gift' of Life Vitality Through Creativity

The 'Gift' of Life Vitality Through Creativity

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An in depth conversation with Simon Fraser University professor Dr. Mark Fettes about Lewis Hyde's powerful book The Gift: How Creativity Transforms The World. Dr. Fettes is Associative Director of SFU's Imaginative Education Research Group.

Show Notes:

  • The buddhist psychotherapist mentioned is Jack Engler. You can find his updated commentary on his infamous statement "You have to be somebody to become nobody" in the book Psychotherapy and Buddhism (https://www.amazon.ca/Psychoanalysis-Buddhism-Unfolding-Jeremy-Safran/dp/0861713427"
  • The painter referenced as doing the portrait of Winston Churchill is Graham Sutherland.

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