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Aesthetics and creativity

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dc.contributor.authorCropley, D.H.
dc.contributor.authorCropley, A.J.
dc.contributor.editorRunco, M.A.
dc.contributor.editorPritzker, S.R.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractAesthetics involves judgments of beauty or pleasingness. Narrower discussions focus on fine art and define beauty as pleasingness to the eye or ear. Broader discussions, however, see beauty in the revelation of truth and order not just in art but in any domain. Aesthetic judgments are both subjective and relative. As a result, there is no universal agreement on how observers can recognize beauty when they encounter it. Creativity involves aesthetic properties but goes beyond these to require novelty and effectiveness. Concentration on aesthetic properties of products, especially useful products, expands the definition of creativity and suggests a set of indicators of creativity: Such indicators offer promise of a universal aesthetic of creativity which would not only expand understanding of creativity but would offer perspectives on assessment of creativity, improve communication regarding creativity, and facilitate creativity-oriented teaching and learning activities.
dc.identifier.citationSource details - Title: Encyclopedia of creativity, 2011 / Runco, M.A., Pritzker, S.R. (ed./s), pp.24-28
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/B978-0-12-375038-9.00004-2
dc.identifier.isbn9780123750389
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/123392
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeLondon
dc.rightsCopyright 2011 Elsevier
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-375038-9.00004-2
dc.subjectaesthetic judgments
dc.subjectaesthetic products
dc.subjectbeauty
dc.subjectcreative problem solving
dc.subjectcreative products
dc.subjectexperimental aesthetics
dc.subjectfunctional creativity
dc.subjectindicators of creativity
dc.subjectperceptionism
dc.titleAesthetics and creativity
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915909396801831

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