Journal article
Against creativity
- Abstract:
- Creativity is typically defined as a disposition to produce valuable ideas. We argue that this is a mistake and defend a new definition of creativity in terms of the imagination. It follows that creativity has instrumental value at most and then only in the right circumstances. We consider the role of tradition and judgment in worthwhile creativity and argue that there is frequently a tension between greater creativity and the production of value.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
Actions
Access Document
- Files:
-
-
(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 163.3KB, Terms of use)
-
- Publisher copy:
- 10.1111/phpr.12511
Authors
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Journal:
- Philosophy and Phenomenological Research More from this journal
- Volume:
- 99
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 694-713
- Publication date:
- 2018-06-03
- DOI:
- EISSN:
-
1933-1592
- ISSN:
-
0031-8205
- Language:
-
English
- Pubs id:
-
pubs:930495
- UUID:
-
uuid:4ea9a7e1-c0cc-4e36-8d01-dc2c3f50f943
- Local pid:
-
pubs:930495
- Source identifiers:
-
930495
- Deposit date:
-
2018-10-23
- ARK identifier:
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Rights statement:
- © 2018 Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, LLC
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from Wiley at: https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12511
If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record