Dimensions of creativity / edited by Margaret A. Boden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boden, Margaret A., editor.

Series:

A Bradford Book Series

A Bradford book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability.

Creative thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Edition:

First MIT Press papterback edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dimensions of Creativity brings together original articles that draw on a range of discipline--from the history and sociology of science, psychology, philosophy, and artificial intelligence--to ask how creative ideas arise, and whether creativity can be objectively defined and measured.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Making Up Discovery

Chapter 3. Where Do New Ideas Come From?

Chapter 4. What Is Creativity?

Chapter 5. Creativity: Beyond the Darwinian Paradigm

Chapter 6. The Creators' Patterns

Chapter 7. How Can We Measure a Society's Creativity?

Chapter 8. The Measurement of Creativity

Index.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-262-26886-8

0-585-00346-7

OCLC:

44964568