Парадокс мудрости. Научное опровержение «старческого слабоумия». Революционный взгляд на мышление человека

Much of the discussion about Stalin’s mental condition is based on: Conquest, R. (1992). Stalin: Breaker of Nations. New York: Penguin; Brent. J., & Naumov, V. P. (2003). Stalin’s Last Crime: The Plot against the Jewish Doctors, 1948-1953 (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins.

Stalin’s senility, including the accounts by Krushchev, Djilas and Vinogradov: Montefiore, S.S. (2004). Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar. New York: Alfred A. Knopf; Neumayr, A. (1995). Dictators in the Mirror of Medicine, Medi-Ed Press.

Lenin’s strokes: Clark, R W. (1988). Lenin, the Man Behind the Mask. London; Boston: Faber and Faber; Volkogonov, D. A, & Shukman, H. (1994).

Lenin: A New Biography. New York: Free Press.

Lenin’s possible syphilis: Chivers, С J. (June 22, 2004). A retrospective diagnosis says Lenin had syphilis. The New York Times, p. F3; Golding, M. (July 18, 2004). «Psychiatrists Say Lenin Died of Syphilis.» Reuters.

Mao’s physical and mental condition: Li, Z. (1994). The Private Life of Chairman Mao: The Memoirs of Mao’s Personal Physician. New York: Random House.

Dementia in ALS: Strong, M. J. (2001). Progress in clinical neurosciences: the evidence for ALS as a multisystems disorder of limited phenotypic expression. Canadian J Neurol Sci, 28(4), 283-298.

Hitler and Stalin remaining in control till the end: Bullock, A. (1993). Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives. New York: Vintage Books.

Woodrow Wilson’s last years in the White House: Smith, G. (1982). When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson.

Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books.

FDR’s mental powers and decision-making abilities: Jenkins, R (2001). Churchill: A Biography (1st ed.) (p. 774). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

FDR’s «new disinclination to apply himself to serious business» quoted from: Ibid (p. 774).

Churchill’s mental lapses and strokes: Danchev, A., & Todman, D. (Eds.). (2001). War Diaries 1939-1945: The Diaries of Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke: Orion Publishing Co.; Jenkins, R. (2001). Churchill: A Biography (1st ed.). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Churchill «gloriously unfit for office»: Quoted from Jenkins, R (2001).

Churchill: A Biography (1st ed.) (p. 845). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Margaret Thatcher’s strokes: BBC. (2002). Thatcher suffers ’minor stroke’. Retrieved January 26, 2002, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/l/hi/uk/1783722.stm; Lyall, S. (June 8,2004). Thatcher’s tribute was waiting: The New York Times, p. A23. Brezhnev’s senility: Volkogonov, D. (1998). The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire: Political Leaders from Lenin to Gorbachev. New York: HarperCollins.

Successful aging: Rowe, J., & Kahn, R (1998). Successful Aging. New York: Random House.

      ​ 4. Мудрость цивилизаций

For a comprehensive and insightful review of psychological research on wisdom see: Sternberg, R (Ed.). (1990). Wisdom: Its Nature, Origins, and Development. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Peter Thompson’s interviews: Thompson, P. (2003). Wisdom: The Hard-Won Gift. Adelaide: Griffin Press.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Kevin Rathunde on wisdom: Csikszentmihalyi, M., & Rathunde, K. (1990). The psychology of wisdom: an evolutionary interpretation. In R. Sternberg (Ed.), Wisdom: Its Nature, Origins, and Development (pp. 25-51). New York: Cambridge University Press: pp. 25-51.

Sophocles on wisdom: Sophocles (2003). Antigone. New York: Oxford University Press. Quoted after Ibid.

Bible on wisdom: The Holy Bible: Proverbs, 4:7. (2002). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Quoted after Ibid.

James Birren and Laurel Fisher on early mentions of wisdom: Birren. J., & Fisher, L. (1990). The elements of wisdom: overview and integration. In R Sternberg (Ed.), Wisdom: Its Nature, Origins, and Development (pp. 317-332). New York: Cambridge University Press: p. 319.

Paul Bakes and Jacqui Smith on wisdom, wisdom tree, and as expert knowledge: Bakes, P., & Smith, J. (1990). Toward a psychology of wisdom and its ontogenesis. In R Sternberg (Ed.), Wisdom: Its Nature, Origins, and Development (pp. 87-120). New York: Cambridge University Press.