Dimensions of Creativity brings together original articles that draw on a range of disciplines -- 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.Margaret Boden and her colleagues Simon Schaffer, Gerd Gigerenzer, David N. Perkins, Howard Gardner, Colin Martindale, and Hans J. Eysenck demonstrate that creativity requires not only challenging new ideas but their acceptance by some relevant social group. Although some new ideas can arise as novel associations, others are generated by exploiting structural features of an existing conceptual space. Strong motivations often drive the creators and those who evaluate and perpetuate their work.The seven essays -- although very different -- are complementary. The book can serve as an up-to-date introduction to the study of creativity in various disciplines. The many references provide a way into the relevant literature.A Bradford Book
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Margaret A. Boden is Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Sussex.
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- The Act of Creation (Arkana) by Arthur Koestler on 4 pages
- The Gifted and Talented: Developmental Perspectives by Frances Degan Horowitz on page 142, page 158, and page 241
- on page 119, page 127, and page 141
- Creative Person and Creative Process by Frank Barron on page 141, page 157, and page 235
- Artificial Intelligence (Handbook Of Perception And Cognition) by Margaret A. Boden on page 48, page 116, and page 117
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- The Passion to Learn: An Inquiry into Autodidactism by Joan Solomon in Front Matter, page 31, and page 43
- Creativity in Human Evolution and Prehistory (Theoretical Archaeology Group) by Steven Mithen on page 2, page 13, and page 15
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