(May 3, 2013 at 7:04 am)Love Wrote: On what grounds have you come to this conclusion? In terms of self-awareness and theoretical reflections of this self-awareness, I postulate that Mozart had a very thorough understanding of his own abilities.
Understanding one's own abilities is vastly different than understanding the basis of inate talent.
An 8 year old chess wizard understands strategy in the game of chess. That does not mean he understands WHY he understand strategy in the game of chess.
Knowledge can be gained through talent. However, talent can NEVER be gained through knowledge.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." -Einstein