The spirit of creativity : basic mechanisms of creative achievements / Gottlieb Guntern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guntern, G. (Gottlieb), 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability.

Creative thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (505 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a systemic study of human creativity. It offers a fascinating visual model of the creative process consisting of four major stages: stage I, the interplay of chaos and order; stage II, creative production; stage III, cultural selection; stage IV, morpho-evolution and morpho-elimination of created products and forms.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff; 1.1 Weavers Sitting at the Enchanted Loom; 1.2 All that Hype about Creativity; 1.3 Definitions of Basic Terms; 2: On the Structure of the Creative Process; 2.1 On the Nature of the Creative Process; 2.2 Stage I: Chaos and Order Begin to Dance; 2.3 Stage II: Seven Interconnecting Phases on the Enchanted Loom; 2.31 Phase of Germination; 2.32 Phase of Inspiration; 2.33 Phase of Preparation; 2.34 Phase of Incubation; 2.35 Phase of Illumination

2.36 Phase of Elaboration2.37 Phase of Evaluation; 2.38 On the Interaction of the Seven Phases; 2.4 Stage III: Cultural Selection; 2.41 Recognition; 2.42 Rejection; 2.5 Stage IV: Morpho-evolution and Morpho-elimination; 2.51 Medieval Muslim Influence on Morpho-evolution and Morpho-elimination; 2.52 Medieval Mongol Influence on Morpho-evolution and Morpho-elimination; 2.53 Influence of the Silk Road on Morpho-evolution and Morpho-elimination; 3: Strange Loops; Bibliography; Name Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-470) and index.

ISBN:

0-7618-8727-X

9786613912169

1-283-59971-6

0-7618-5053-8

OCLC:

817812606