The idea of creativity / edited by Michael Krausz, Denis Dutton and Karen Bardsley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krausz, Michael.

Dutton, Denis.

Bardsley, Karen.

Series:

Philosophy of history and culture ; v. 28.

Philosophy of history and culture ; v. 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Seventeen philosophers, scientists and artists consider questions about the intriguing idea of creativity: Is creativity essentially mysterious? Is creativity essentially inspirational or rationalistic? What role does skill play in creativity? What are the criteria of creativity? Should we assign logical priority to creative persons, creative processes, or creative products? How do forms of creativity relate to different domains of human activity? How does creativity relate to self-transformation? How does our knowledge of the circumstances of creativity effect our appreciation of its products? Can a recipient of a creative work also be a creator of it? Contributors include: Margaret Boden, Larry Briskman, John M. Carvalho, David Davies, Berys Gaut,Rom Harré, Carl R. Hausman, Albert Hofstadter, Arthur Koestler, Michael Krausz, Peter Lamarque, Thomas Leddy, Paisley Livingston, Michael Polany, Dean Keith Simonton, and Francis Sparshott. This book is also available in paperback.

Contents:

Introduction / Michael Krausz

Explaining creativity : persons, processes, and products

Criteria of creativity / Carl R. Hausman

Creative product and creative process in science and art / Larry Briskman

The rationality of creativity / I.C. Jarvie

Creativity as a Darwinian phenomenon : the blind-variation and selective-retention model / Dean Keith Simonton

Creativity and skill / Berys Gaut

On bringing a work into existence / Peter Lamarque

Creativity, imagination, and self

Poincare's 'delicate sieve' : on creativity and constraints in the arts / Paisley Livingston

The creative imagination / Michael Polanyi

Every horse has a mouth : a personal poetics / F.E. Sparshott

Creativity and self-transformation / Michael Krausz

On the dialectical phenomenology of creativity / Albert Hofstadter

The artistic relevance of creativity / David Davies

Forms and domains of creativity

Creativity : how does it work? / Margaret Boden

The three domains of creativity / Arthur Koestler

Creativity in science / Rom Harre

Creative interpretation of literary texts / Thomas Leddy

Creativity in philosophy and the arts / John M. Carvalho.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-40103-3

9786612401039

90-474-2790-4

OCLC:

570289600

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004174443.i-348 DOI