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Who invented creativity?, July 5, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Creativity and Beyond (Paperback)
Not a self-help manual, Weiner's book is for people who get intrigued by the notion that creativity is a fairly recent invention and wasn't even in the dictionary until this century. So weren't the Greeks creative? How about the Chinese? In other words, it's more about the notion of creativity than about how you can be creative. Perhaps the easiest way to summarize the book is to ask you to look at the cover, with its many Davids. I think (by using this photo) Weiner is asking us to think about what it could possibly mean to be "creative" in a world of cheap reproductions. Is each of these Davids "real"? So the book is for people who enjoy ideas, but I don't want to give the impression that it's just for eggheads. It's clearly and interestingly written, and each of its chapters can be read independently. In fact, I would recommend reading it in pieces rather than all at once. I enjoyed it very much, and I think that people who enjoy conversation with bright people who know what they're talking about will enjoy this book; no special background is required.
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