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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784813703321

Autore

Sawyer R. Keith (Robert Keith)

Titolo

Explaining creativity [[electronic resource] ] : the science of human innovation / / R. Keith Sawyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-773539-8

0-19-988296-7

1-280-53273-4

0-19-534759-5

1-4294-0330-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Disciplina

153.3/5

Soggetti

Creative ability

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-345) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Conceptions of creativity -- Personality psychology -- The second wave : cognitive psychology -- Biology -- Computational approaches -- Sociology -- Culture -- History -- Visual creativity -- Writing -- Music -- Acting -- Science -- Business creativity -- How to be more creative.

Sommario/riassunto

Includes research by anthropologists on creativity in non-Western cultures, and research by sociologists about the situation, contexts, and networks of creative activity. This book considers not only arts like painting and writing, but also science, stage performance, and business innovation.