Patterns of Creativity - Investigations into the Sources and Methods of Creativity (Paperback)

"Patterns of Creativity "reflects on the implications of recent neuro-science findings, evolutionary theory and linguistics for ideas about creativity and the practice of creativity. Kevin Brophy approaches questions of art and creation from-the-inside, that is as a poet himself. The conclusions about what it might mean to be a creative writer are counter-intuitive. What might it mean to understand the production of art as an evolutionary process with no endpoint and no goal? If consciousness is a minor player in decision-making and problem-solving as recent neuro-science findings suggest, how best might an artist manage conscious intentions while seeking to make original art? Brophy argues that consciousness must be managed in new ways if creativity is to be sourced, that much of what we learn in education is learned without consciousness being involved, that a writer must read with a particular agenda, that writing is itself a particular kind of communication beyond speech, requiring specific skills. He argues that the metaphor is not merely a poetic device but is central to the way human thought proceeds and the way communication happens. It is the strange and surprising view-from-within informed by those views science offers to art that preoccupy these investigations.

General

Imprint:	Editions Rodopi B.V.
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, 22
Release date:	2009
First published:	September 2009
Authors:	Kevin Brophy
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	203
ISBN-13:	978-90-420-2720-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > States of consciousness > General Promotions
LSN:	90-420-2720-7
Barcode:	9789042027206

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