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  2. History of the concept of creativity - Wikipedia

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    In the declining period of antiquity, Philostratus wrote that "one can discover a similarity between poetry and art and find that they have imagination in common." Callistratos averred that "Not only is the art of the poets and prosaists inspired, but likewise the hands of sculptors are gifted with the blessing of divine inspiration."

  3. Creativity - Wikipedia

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    Creativity is the ability to form novel and valuable ideas or works using one's imagination. Products of creativity may be intangible (e.g. an idea, scientific theory, literary work, musical composition, or joke), or a physical object (e.g. an invention, dish or meal, piece of jewelry, costume, a painting).

  4. Wikipedia : Contents/Culture and the arts

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    Art, in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination. The word art comes from the Latin word ars , which, loosely translated, means "arrangement". Art is commonly understood as the act of making works (or artworks ) which use the human creative impulse and which have meaning beyond simple description.

  5. The Act of Creation - Wikipedia

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    The Act of Creation is a 1964 book by Arthur Koestler.It is a study of the processes of discovery, invention, imagination and creativity in humour, science, and the arts. It lays out Koestler's attempt to develop an elaborate general theory of human creativit

  6. Science, Order, and Creativity - Wikipedia

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    They emphasize the role of communication and art as part of creativity, citing the example of Helen Keller who, through communication with her mentor Anne Sullivan was led to understanding a similarity among the sensations of water and the symbolic gesture pressed into her palm which represented it. 2 Science as Creative Perception–Communication

  7. Art as Experience - Wikipedia

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    Art and (aesthetic) mythology, according to Dewey, is an attempt to find light in a great darkness. Art appeals directly to sense and the sensuous imagination, and many aesthetic and religious experiences occur as the result of energy and material used to expand and intensify the experience of life.

  8. Wikipedia:Contents/Culture and the arts/Intro - Wikipedia

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    Art, in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination. The word art comes from the Latin word ars , which, loosely translated, means "arrangement". Art is commonly understood as the act of making works (or artworks ) which use the human creative impulse and which have meaning beyond simple description.

  9. Art - Wikipedia

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    The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. – Albert Einstein [75] Expression of the imagination. Art provides a means to express the imagination in non-grammatic ways that are not tied to the formality of spoken or written language.