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Explaining creativity : the science of human innovation / R. Keith Sawyer.

Title
Explaining creativity : the science of human innovation / R. Keith Sawyer.
Author
Sawyer, R. Keith (Robert Keith)
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

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Description
viii, 354 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
Explaining Creativity is an introduction to the latest scientific research on creativity. It considers not only arts like painting and writing, but also science, stage performance, and business innovation. Until about a decade ago, creativity researchers tended to focus on highly valued activities like fine art painting and Nobel prize winning science. Sawyer brings this research up to date by including movies, music videos, cartoons, videogames, hypertext fiction, and computer technology. --From publisher's description.
Subject
  • Creative ability
  • Creativity
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-345) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
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.
ISBN
  • 0195161645 (hardcover)
  • 0195304454 (pbk.)
  • 9780195161649
  • 9780195304459 (pbk.)
  • 9781429403306 (electronic bk.)
LCCN
^^2005012982
OCLC
60500652
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library