Against Creativity

作者：Alison Hills, Alexander Bird · 发表于：Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · 年份：2018 · DOI：10.1111/phpr.12511 · 被引用次数：62 · 研究领域：Creativity in Education and Neuroscience、Aesthetic Perception and Analysis

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.