Volume 2 · Part II · 2017
The Origins of Creativity
Wilson, Edward O.
Published 2017
Author(s) Wilson, Edward O.
LC Class BF408 .W554 2017
LCCN 2017017326
Summary
Wilson opens by defining creativity as the innate quest for originality, driven by humanity's instinctive love of novelty. He presents creativity as the unique and defining trait of our species, whose ultimate goal is self-understanding, and frames the book as an inquiry into its deep origins.
Table of Contents
- Part I. The Reach of the Humanities (Chs. 1–5)
- Part II. The Limitations of the Humanities (Chs. 6–7)
- Part III. The Biological Origins (Chs. 8–13)
- Part IV. The Creative Arts and Human Nature (Chs. 14–19)
- Part V. The Third Enlightenment (Ch. 20)
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