The Courage to Create

What if imagination and art are not, as many of us might think, the frosting on life but the fountainhead of human experience? What if our logic and science derive from art forms, rather than the other way around? In this trenchant volume, Rollo May helps all of us find those creative impulses that, once liberated, offer new possibilities for achievement.

A renowned therapist and inspiring guide, Dr. May draws on his experience to show how we can break out of old patterns in our lives. His insightful book offers us a way through our fears into a fully realized self.

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Published Mar 17, 1994

144 pages

Average rating: 7.33

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victorsilverio
Feb 03, 2026
7/10 stars
I liked the major points the author made but it didn’t feel like a thorough exploration of creativity and the creative process. The author also goes into what to me seem like deep tangents and doesn’t tie back to the point he is making often enough that I found myself trying to figure out why he was bringing up examples and what he was getting to. Someone told me this book is a collection of essays he wrote over the years. If that is true, the book makes a lot more sense.

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