Dimensions of creativity

Author(s)

• Boden, Margaret A.

Bibliographic Information

Dimensions of creativity

edited by Margaret A. Boden

MIT Press, 1996

• : pbk

Note

"A Bradford book"

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Dimensions of Creativity brings together original articles that draw on a range of discipline-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. 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

Table of Contents

• Introduction, Margaret A. Boden
• Making Up Discovery, Simon Schaffer
• Where Do New Ideas Come From? Or, How Psychological Measurement Creates Psychological Theory, Gerd Gigerenzer
• What Is Creativity?, Margaret A. Boden
• Creativity - Beyond the Darwinian Paradigm, David N. Perkins
• The Creators' Patterns, Howard Gardner
• How Can We Measure a Society's Creativity?, Colin Martindale
• The Measurement of Creativity, Hans J. Eysenck.

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Details

• NCID: BA28761029
• ISBN:
  • 0262522195
• LCCN: 93044754
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: 242 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF408
  • DC20 : 153.3/5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Creative ability
  • LCSH : Creative thinking