Constraints and Creativity - In Search of Creativity Science

Informationen zum Autor Feiwel Kupferberg is Senior Professor in the Department of Culture, Language and Media at Malmö University, Sweden, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Aalborg University, Denmark. Klappentext How does one study creativity in a scientific manner, what are the relevant data and methods, and how do we conceptualize the knowledge object of this science? Going all the way back to Aristotle, the author penetrates different layers of creativity until reaching its basic, summarizing structure. Vorwort This book presents a new theoretical model, constraint theory, for how to study creativity using scientific methods and clarifying concepts. Zusammenfassung How does one study creativity in a scientific manner, what are the relevant data and methods, and how do we conceptualize the knowledge object of this science? Going all the way back to Aristotle, the author penetrates different layers of creativity until reaching its basic, summarizing structure. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Part I. In Search of Creativity Science: 1. Disciplines in the making: What is science and what is creativity and how are the two entangled?; Part II. Elaborating the Theoretical Model: 2. Dimension I. Types of constraints; 3. Dimension II. Levels of creativity; 4. Dimension III. Getting it right; 5. Dimension IV. Protection of vulnerable versions; 6. Dimension V. Structure of creative processes; Part III. Conclusions: First Principles of Creativity Science: 7. Concepts and knowledge object; 8. Data and methods.

Product details

• Authors: Feiwel Kupferberg, Kupferberg Feiwel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2023
• EAN: 9781108813488
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81348-8
• No. of pages: 401
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, Philosophy of Science, Educational psychology, History of Science, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought