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“A second component of creativity is utility, very broadly defined. For example, it is possible to conceive of something novel—such as a car without wheels—that has no creative value at all. The concept of utility must be broadly defined, however, because creativity in the arts is not always obviously useful. Its utility resides primarily in its ability to evoke resonant emotions in others, to inspire, or to create a sense of awe at what the human mind/brain can achieve. A final component of creativity is that it must lead to a product of some kind. That”
― The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius
― The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius
“He'll be delivered from madness. What then? He'll feel himself acceptable! What then? Do you think feelings like his can be simply re-attached, like plasters? Stuck on to other objects we select? Look at him! ... My desire might be to make this boy an ardent husband - a caring citizen - a worshipper of abstract and unifying God. My achievement, however, is more likely to make a ghost!”
― Equus
― Equus
“Passion, you see, can be destroyed by a doctor. It cannot be created.”
― Equus
― Equus
“A second component of creativity is utility, very broadly defined. For example, it is possible to conceive of something novel—such as a car without wheels—that has no creative value at all. The concept of utility must be broadly defined, however, because creativity in the arts is not always obviously useful. Its utility resides primarily in its ability to evoke resonant emotions in others, to inspire, or to create a sense of awe at what the human mind/brain can achieve. A”
― The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius
― The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius
“One essential component of creativity is originality. Creativity involves perceiving new relationships, ways of observing, ways of portraying.”
― The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius
― The Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius
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