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The origins of creativity / Edward O. Wilson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631493188 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The reach of creativity -- The birth of the humanities -- Language -- Innovation -- Aesthetic surprise -- Limitations of the humanities -- The years of neglect -- Ultimate causes -- Bedrock -- Breakthrough -- Genetic culture -- Human nature -- Why nature is mother -- The hunter's trance -- Gardens -- Metaphors -- Archetypes -- The most distant island -- Irony: a victory of the mind -- The third enlightenment. |
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| Subject: | Creative ability. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
Explores the question of how the uniquely human expression of creativity--a central part of human identity, individually and collectively--came about and how it has manifested itself throughout history. - Baker & Taylor
A winner of the Pulitzer Prize grapples with the question of how the uniquely human expression of creativityâso central to our identity as individuals and, collectively, as a speciesâcame about and how it has manifested itself throughout history. - Book News
The author of this book, Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist and naturalist Edward O. Wilson, is professor emeritus at Harvard University; he has written many popular science books. In his latest book for general readers, he considers the role of biology in human behavior and meditates on the expression of creativity as the nature of being human. He comes to the conclusion that we need both science and the humanities to understand the human condition and ensure survival of our species. B&w illustrations are included. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - WW Norton
In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short. Both endeavours, Edward O. Wilson reveals, have their roots in human creativityâthe defining trait of our species.The Origins of CreativityOur achievements in science and the humanities, Wilson notes, make us uniquely advanced as a species, but also give us the potential to be supremely dangerous, most worryingly in our abuse of the planet. The humanities in particular suffer from a kind of anthropomorphism, encumbered by a belief that we are the only species among millions that seem to matter, yet Wilson optimistically reveals how researchers will have to address this parlous situation by pushing further into the realm of science, especially fields such as evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and anthropology.With eloquence and humanity, Wilson calls for a transformational "Third Enlightenment," in which the blending of these endeavors will give us a deeper understanding of the human condition and our crucial relationship with the natural world. - WW Norton
The Origins of Creativity
