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Creativity Naturalized

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ID4351111
AuthorsMaria Kronfeldner (0000-0001-7433-8643, Bielefeld University, corresponding author), Maria E Kronfeldner
Year2009
Volume59
Issue237
Pages577-592
Publication date2009-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9213.2009.637.x
OpenAlexW4238389290
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited2

I argue that creativity is compatible with determinism and therefore with naturalistic explanation. I explore different kinds of novelty, corresponding with four distinct concepts of creativity - anthropological, historical, psychological and metaphysical. Psychological creativity incorporates originality and spontaneity. Taken together, these point to the independence of the creative mind from social learning, experience and previously acquired knowledge. This independence is nevertheless compatible with determinism. Creativity is opposed to specific causal factors, but it does not exclude causal determination as such. So creativity can be naturalized

Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Creativity · Creativity technique · Determinism · Epistemology · Independence (probability theory · Metaphysics · Naturalism · Novelty · Originality · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Mathematics · Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works22
Citations per year1,38
Citation span2010 - 2026 (17)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 22
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