Dimensions of Creativity
Dimensions of Creativity by Margaret A. Boden, published by MIT Press in 1996, is a comprehensive exploration of how creative ideas emerge across various disciplines, including psychology, philosophy, and artificial intelligence. This edition spans 242 pages and delves into the complexities of defining and measuring creativity, drawing on original articles that highlight the interplay between novel ideas and their acceptance within relevant social contexts.
Readers will find a collection of seven essays that, while diverse, complement each other in their examination of creativity. The contributors, including notable figures such as Simon Schaffer and Howard Gardner, discuss the motivations behind creative thought and the structural features that influence idea generation. This book serves as an informative introduction to the study of creativity, providing numerous references that guide readers into the broader literature on cognitive psychology and creative ability.
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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.
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