Mechanisms of Change and Creativity in Nature and Culture

This Element is about the underlying mechanisms that cause change to happen, both in nature and in culture; what types there are, how they work, where they can be found, and when they come into play. The ultimate aim is to shed light on two barbed issues. A novel theoretical framework is proposed based on the concept of a sightedness continuum.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Are you a lumper or a splitter?; 3. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; 4. A novel theoretical framework; 5. Places of change; References.

Summary

This Element is about the underlying mechanisms that cause change to happen, both in nature and in culture; what types there are, how they work, where they can be found, and when they come into play. The ultimate aim is to shed light on two barbed issues. A novel theoretical framework is proposed based on the concept of a sightedness continuum.

Foreword

This Element is about the underlying mechanisms of how change and creativity come about, both in nature and in culture.

Product details

• Authors: Arne Dietrich, Arne (American University of Beirut) Dietrich, Dietrich Arne
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9781009095440
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0909544-0
• No. of pages: 66
• Series: Elements in Creativity and Imagination
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Cultural Studies, Evolution, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Psychology; Cognition