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Creativity pervades human life. It is the mark of individuality, the vehicle of self-expression, and the engine of progress in every human endeavor. It also raises a wealth of neglected and yet evocative philosophical questions: What is the role of consciousness in the creative process? How does the audience for a work for art influence its creation? How can creativity emerge through childhood pretending? Do great works of literature give us insight into human nature? Can a computer program really be creative? How do we define creativity in the first place? Is it a virtue? What is the difference between creativity in science and art? Can creativity be taught?
The new essays that comprise The Philosophy of Creativity take up these and other key questions and, in doing so, illustrate the value of interdisciplinary exchange. Written by leading philosophers and psychologists involved in studying creativity, the essays integrate philosophical insights with empirical research.
Contents
I. Introduction
Introducing The Philosophy of Creativity Elliot Samuel Paul and Scott Barry Kaufman
II. The Concept of Creativity
1. An Experiential Account of Creativity Bence Nanay
III. Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art
2. Creativity and Insight Gregory Currie
3. The Creative Audience: Some Ways in which Readers, Viewers and/or Listeners Use their Imaginations to Engage Fictional Artworks Noël Carroll
4. The Products of Musical Creativity Christopher Peacocke
IV. Ethics & Value Theory
5. Performing Oneself Owen Flanagan
6. Creativity as a Virtue of Character Matthew Kieran
V. Philosophy of Mind & Cognitive Science
7. Creativity and Not So Dumb Luck Simon Blackburn
8. The Role of Imagination in Creativity Dustin Stokes
9. Creativity, Consciousness, and Free Will: Evidence from Psychology Experiments Roy F. Baumeister, Brandon J. Schmeichel, and C. Nathan DeWall
10. The Origins of Creativity Elizabeth Picciuto and Peter Carruthers
11. Creativity and Artificial Intelligence: a Contradiction in Terms? Margaret Boden
VI. Philosophy of Science
12. Hierarchies of Creative Domains: Disciplinary Constraints on Blind-Variation and Selective-Retention Dean Keith Simonton
VII. Philosophy of Education (& Education of Philosophy)
13. Educating for Creativity Berys Gaut
14. Philosophical Heuristics Alan Hájek
