The Creation of Art: New Essays in Philosophical Aesthetics

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Berys Gaut, Paisley Livingston
Cambridge University Press, Mar 17, 2003 - Art - 295 pages
Although creativity, from Plato onwards, has been recognized as a topic in philosophy, it has been overshadowed by investigations of the meanings and values of works of art. In this new collection of essays a distinguished roster of philosophers of art redress this trend. The subjects discussed include the nature of creativity and the process of artistic creation; the role that creative making should play in our understanding and evaluation of art; relations between concepts of creation and creativity; and ideas of tradition, metaphor, genius, imagination and genre.

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Acknowledgments page
1
Pentimento
89
Genius Universality
116
Some Thoughts after Kant
138
Creativity and Imagination
148
Explanations of Creativity
174
Culture Convention and Creativity
192
Art Creativity and Tradition
208
Elster on Artistic Creativity
235
List of Contributors
288
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