A Communitarian Approach to Creativity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18955700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jay A Seitz (0000-0003-4781-1866, City University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-249 |
| Publication date | 2003-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mind Culture and Activity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1074-9039 • E-ISSN: 1532-7884 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327884mca1003_6 |
| OpenAlex | W1978375435 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
The political and cultural milieu and the differential distribution of power among individuals and groups within a society constrain creative activity in science, art, and entrepreneurship. Standard psychological theories view creativity as arising largely from the unique or extraordinary characteristics of individuals (e.g., mental processes, background knowledge, intellective style, personality, motivation, etc.), giving voice to social attitudes and beliefs about the folklore of such terms as the lone genius, brilliant inventor, estranged artist, or ruthless entrepreneur. In fact, any creative product emerges from a unique coincidence of individual intellective abilities; the nature and relative sophistication of a scientific, artistic or entrepreneurial domain; the complexity and structure of the field of legitimization; and the distribution of power and resources within a group, community, or society
Aesthetics · Art · Creativity · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Genius · Ideology · Personality · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Social science · Sociology · Sophistication · Style (visual arts) · Visual arts · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Social Psychology
Culture and thought; a psychological introduction
The Revolt of the Elites
Born to rebel
Communitarianism and its critics
Origins of Genius
The Culture of Education
Community and association
An Investment Theory of Creativity and Its Development
The Politics of Recognition
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
The communitarian challenge to liberal social and educational theory
The politics of communitarianism
Artistic creativity and interpersonal relationships across and within generations
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |