What is creativity? This book reviews ten domains which have explained creativity from philosophy to psychology, and finds them wanting with respect to a broader interpretation of the elusive concept. Except for research on art, and propositions of action theory, Sociology has rarely discussed creat
Creativity β A Sociological Approach
β Scribed by Monika E. Reuter (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 134
- Series
- Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The Concept....Pages 5-15
Ten Domains That Have Explained Creativity⦠Or Maybe Not....Pages 16-39
A Sociological Model of Creativity....Pages 40-64
Research Results....Pages 65-75
Conclusion β Homo Creativus: Creamus β Ergo Sumus (We Create β Therefore We Are) or: Sumus β Ergo Creamus? (We Are β Therefore We Create)....Pages 76-82
Back Matter....Pages 83-123
β¦ Subjects
Science, general
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