The Idea of Creativity (paperback)

by Michael Krausz (Editor), Karen Bardsley (Editor), Denis Dutton

Seventeen philosophers, scientists and artists consider questions about the intriguing idea of 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 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.

372 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009