The Origins of Creativity

by Karl H. Pfenninger (editor), Valerie R. Shubik (Editor)

The exploration of creativity used to be confined to the domains of psychology and philosophy. This has changed greatly in recent years with the dramatic advances of modern neuroscience and our greatly improved understanding of higher brain function. This book examines the biology of the brain
and creativity not only through psychology and philosophy but also with the input of art, science and neurobiology, for the first time bringing the discoveries of modern neurobiology to bear on the subject of creativity. It addresses four themes central to our understanding of creativity: the
creative experience in art and science; the mind's perception of patterns; the biological basis of imagination; and the influence of the environment of creative powers.
In this fascinating and inter-disciplinary collection of essays painters and composers explore the creative processes in their arts, a mathematician points out that computer generated fractal images are often perceived as art and evoke emotional reactions, and modern neuroscience begins to explain
the creator's experience and sees creative decision-making as a function that is inseparable from emotion. Not only are these essays fascinating within themselves, but they interact and collide in such a way that suddenly mathematics is bringing forth art and science becomes an argument for
unexplainable emotions. Many questions and theories are explored in these pages - What is the Eureka experience, how do the brain and mind make creative decisions, and what is the role of emotion?
In the end The Origins of Creativity will explore with you the possibility of creativity being a genetically encoded product of the evolution of the brain, favored by natural selection, but influenced by the environment of each individual as it unifies traditional views on creativity with today's
new sciences of the mind.

Genres: Psychology

285 pages, Hardcover

First published July 12, 2001

Reviews

[فاطِمة · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتاب ممتاز و أنصح به بشدة.

[Vica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good compilation of thoughts by prominent artists and scientists on their own processes, on different aspects of creativity and on interconnectedness of disciplines. It would be of equal interest to creatives themselves and to those studying creativity.

[AHMED · Rating 2 out of 5]

ده كتاب بيوريك الفرق ما بين العلم و الفن إذا كان فيه فرق أصلا.
ملاحظاتي:-
في الأول: ده كتاب اتكتبت فصوله من ناس مخلفة جدا جدا فأنا اتلخبطت الصراحة بسبب الآراء المختلفة ودتني يمين
وشمال و لعبت في دماغي X O.
ثانيا:- الكتاب جيد في مجمله, ممتاز في الفصول المكتوبة من رسامين و نحاتين و راقصين. لكنه قمة الملل في DNAالجزء الخاص بالعلماء و اكتشافاتهم , خاصة الراجل بتاع الـ
و كواحد دخل علمي علوم و مش جاهل في الجزئية ده, بس أنا الصراحة مفهمتش ولا كلمة منه.
فالكتاب في مجمله جيد.
ثالثا:- معظم الرسومات التوضيحية مش موجودة وده خلاني بطيخة جدا
رابعا:- لن تخرج من الكتاب بنهاية حقيقية أو معلومة محددة, لكنك مش هتحس إن العلم مختلف جدا عن الفن

ملحوظة:- أنا سعيد الصراحة أني أول واحد أعمله ريفيو :D