The Symbol Theory of Creativity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Symbol Theory of Creativity write by William R. Hammill. This book was released on 1974. The Symbol Theory of Creativity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Symbolization and Creativity
Symbolization and Creativity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Symbolization and Creativity write by Susan K. Deri. This book was released on 1984. Symbolization and Creativity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Symbol Philosophy
Symbol Philosophy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Symbol Philosophy write by Anton G. Hardy. This book was released on 2012-08. Symbol Philosophy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Anton Hardy received his doctorate in psychology from Clark University. Concerned about the path psychology was taking with its focus on "behavior," he searched for the cause of this direction in the discipline's philosophical assumptions. These stemmed from the paradigm of "Realism," he found, a system that denigrated everything that was mental. Looking for a paradigm that would be friendlier to psychology's human subject, he adopted the symbol philosophy of Ernst Cassirer. He applied this paradigm to psychology in his book Psychology and the Critical Revolution, and is elaborating its implications further in the present book. The author introduces the little-known symbol philosophy of Ernst Cassirer and demonstrates how it opens the door to mental life. In clear and readable prose, he shows how symbol philosophy enables us to understand "consciousness" and "creativity," two subjects that have long been resistant to explanation. He explores such matters as the nature of our perceiving, the way in which our concepts are formed, and the role that language plays in our seeing and thinking. Overcoming traditional divisions between "objective" and "subjective," "I" and "world," and "mind" and "body," he refers frequently to our everyday experience to validate his ideas. Not since Suzanne Langer's Philosophy in a New Key has such a vigorous effort been made to bring Cassirer's seminal ideas before the public. The result is a breath of fresh air for a psychology that is made shallow by a narrow scientism and a philosophy that is in danger of becoming irrelevant. The author writes for the general reader rather than the professional scholar, and his prose is highly engaging and readable.
Creativity
Creativity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Creativity write by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. This book was released on 2009-10-13. Creativity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Although the benefits of this study to scholars are obvious, this thought-provoking mixture of scholarly and colloquial will enlighten inquisitive general readers, too.” — Library Journal (starred review) The classic study of the creative process from the bestselling author of Flow. Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (“The leading researcher into ‘flow states.’” — Newsweek) reveals what leads to these moments—be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab—so that this knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. Drawing on nearly one hundred interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists, to politicians and business leaders, to poets and artists, as well as his thirty years of research on the subject, Csikszentmihalyi uses his famous flow theory to explore the creative process. He discusses such ideas as why creative individuals are often seen as selfish and arrogant, and why the "tortured genius" is largely a myth. Most important, he explains why creativity needs to be cultivated and is necessary for the future of our country, if not the world.
A Theory of Creative Thinking
A Theory of Creative Thinking - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Theory of Creative Thinking write by Kekang He. This book was released on 2017-06-13. A Theory of Creative Thinking available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines research on creative thinking, both current and historical. It explores two dimensions of human thought (time and space) and two modes of thinking (conscious and unconscious) as well as both left and right brain functions and artistic and scientific creative activities. The book proposes a "Double Circulation” model of creative thinking and argues that imagery thinking, intuitive thinking and logical thinking are main parts of creative thinking and that dialectical thinking and horizontal-vertical thinking are the guides for highly complex problem-solving thoughts and strategies.The book focuses on education and psychology and also covers how to use ICT to promote students’ creative thinking skills. Researchers will benefit from the "Double Circulation" model, which provides a new perspective on conducting creative thinking research. The book is also a valuable resource for graduate students in the fields of educational technology and psychology and for all readers who are interested in creative thinking.
