Research Paper On Edgar Allan Poe The Sublimity Of Intelligence

The Sublimity of Intelligence Like Edgar Allan Poe once said, “Science has not yet taught us whether madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence,” meaning that science has not yet proven if madness is a sign of higher intellect than the average person. Based on the amount of people throughout history who have been thought to be “mad,” but have also demonstrated high levels of intelligence, it’s clear that madness, to some degree, is evidence of a higher intellectual comprehension. However, it can not really be proven through science. Keep in mind that the idea of someone being insane is based solely on opinion. For instance, many scientists, astronomers, and mathematicians from our past were thought to be crazy by the people from

Edgar Allan Poe is known as one of the greatest gothic writers of his time. Despite this though, many thought him to be a bit mad because of his bipolar disorder. He alternated between periods of extreme creativity and depression, eventually taking out his depression in his writing, creating his unique writing style. Some also thought he believed he was torn between two existences, due to the fact that he often wrote about a “double self.” It is even rumored that when his wife died, he spent his nights walking around her grave. There is no actual scientific record or evidence that Edgar Allan Poe was insane, but if we base everything off of rumors, it’s very simple for the idea of him being “mad” to quickly

According to research done by some scientists, it is said that,”the same gene that makes you smarter also makes you more likely to go crazy.” This gene that is inherited is the gene that passes on the ability for reasoning and comprehension, but can also lead to higher risk of schizophrenia, Schizophrenia is a long term brain disorder in which a person has a faulty perception over reality and causes them to be delusional and hallucinatory. If this is true, then one could say that madness would just be another name for this disorder. This leads us then to the question: what is