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The Creative Process: Reflections on the Invention in the Arts and Sciences F First Paperback Edition Used

by Brewster Ghiselin (Editor, Introduction)
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This unique anthology brings together material from 38 well-known writers, artists, and scientists who attempt to describe the process by which original ideas come to them. Contributors include Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Amy Lowell, Rudyard Kipling, Max Ernst, Katherine Anne Porter, Henry Miller, Carl Gustav Jung, Mary Wigman, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Henri Poincaré and many others.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0520054539
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0520054530
  3. Edition
    F First Paperback Edition Used
  4. Publisher
    University of California Press
  5. Publication date
    November 22, 1985
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    5.75 x 0.7 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    260 pages
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"Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its instrument. To perform this difficult office it is sometimes necessary for him to sacrifice happiness and everything that makes life worth living for the ordinary human being."—Carl G. Jung

"I began in absolute chaos and darkness, in a bog or swamp of ideas and emotions and experiences. Even now I do not consider myself a writer, in the ordinary sense of the word. I am a man telling the story of his life, a process which appears more and more inexhaustible as I go on. . . . It is a turning inside out, a voyaging through X dimensions, with the result that somewhere along the way one discovers that what one has to tell is not nearly so important as the telling itself."—Henry Miller

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"Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its instrument. To perform this difficult office it is sometimes necessary for him to sacrifice happiness and everything that makes life worth living for the ordinary human being."―Carl G. Jung

"I began in absolute chaos and darkness, in a bog or swamp of ideas and emotions and experiences. Even now I do not consider myself a writer, in the ordinary sense of the word. I am a man telling the story of his life, a process which appears more and more inexhaustible as I go on. . . . It is a turning inside out, a voyaging through X dimensions, with the result that somewhere along the way one discovers that what one has to tell is not nearly so important as the telling itself."―Henry Miller

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; F First Paperback Edition Used (November 22, 1985)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520054539
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520054530
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.7 x 9 inches
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An American
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Overview of The Topic
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2024
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Great overview for anyone who wants to consider the topic of creativity in its many aspects and reflections in our culture.
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M Eigen
5.0 out of 5 stars Creative Processes
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2010
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Brewster Ghiselin has assembled a wonderful array of descriptions of creative processes, described by creative greats in their fields. This is not a new book and, as far as I can see, it has not been updated with descriptions by later artists, scientists, writers. For me, that does not lessen the value of what has been given. Einstein describes how he thinks in terms of vague muscular feels and images and later translates these feels into concepts and mathematical representations. Mozart describes how an entire symphony might come to him in a flash after a good meal, a wordless, soundless flash that has to be translated into musical notes. Poincare's classical writing on mathematic intuition gives a sense of intuition at work. Some of the entries are on the dull side. They are not all fetching and enlightening. But enough are to warrant an enriching and enjoyable read.

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sandys
4.0 out of 5 stars An Entrepreneurs Handguide
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2013
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I was first introduced to The Creative Process while listening to a lecture series on manifesting. The speaker used this book as an example of how creative people come up with and execute successful ideas. I was curious and wanted to learn more, considering the caliber of people whose work was examined. My biggest revelation was that ideas come to people when they are least expecting them. This book gives us a snapshot in time of how some of the most influential people of this century have changed lives by using their creative process.
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Ronald C Smith
3.0 out of 5 stars the creative Process by Brewster Ghiselin
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2014
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I read the original book by Ghiselin years ago when I was in college. This book, unbeknown to me, is a revision of the original. It is still a good study of the creative process but lacks some of the statements I was looking for.
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charles levine
5.0 out of 5 stars A Surprising View of Creativity
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2020
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Originally published in 1952, copyright renewed on 1980, this collection has withstood the test of time. The introduction is ahead of its time.
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N. Bloss
5.0 out of 5 stars a text I first became familiar with in 1979
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2014
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an important read for anyone interested in the creative process, a book I have goon back to over and over again throught the years
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50's Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great. Will use him again
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2016
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Great. Will use him again
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Michelle
3.0 out of 5 stars The Creative Process
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2011
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I ordered this book hoping that it would help to motivate me and get my creative juices flowing. I haven't been able to read too much of it, as I've been busy with other things. It doesn't grab you and get you interested.
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Lina
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinant!
Reviewed in Canada on March 13, 2024
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Ce livre est incroyable! Il présente des extraits de lettres des plus grands créateurs! Il explique le fonctionnement créatif de notre cerveau!
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Kathy Botha
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2017
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Wonderful!!
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