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The weighty world of nothingness

Salomo Friedlaender's "creative indifference"

Ludwig Frambach

pp. 113-127

Abstract

Any serious discussion on creativity and Gestalt therapy must include the name Salomo Friedlaender. Indeed, Friedlaender should be given special recognition; not only is he one of Gestalt therapy's main theorists, but also his relation to the theme of creativity is already clearly alluded to in the title of his principal work: Creative Indifference (1918). Yet, Friedlaender is hardly known in Gestalt therapy circles (especially to non-German speakers), even though Fritz Perls explicitly referred to Friedlaender's central importance in his own approach:

Publication details

Published in:

Spagnuolo Lobb Margherita, Amendt-Lyon Nancy (2003) Creative license: the art of Gestalt therapy. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 113-127

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6023-7_10

Full citation:

Frambach Ludwig (2003) „The weighty world of nothingness: Salomo Friedlaender's "creative indifference"“, In: M. Spagnuolo Lobb & N. Amendt-Lyon (eds.), Creative license, Dordrecht, Springer, 113–127.