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Early Western View (p. 5)
The earliest conception of creativity was the Biblical story of creation given in Genesis. (p. 5) -
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Greeks (p. 5)
Creativeness took social value during the pre-christian era with the Greeks.(p 5) -
Hobbes (p.9)
Was the first major figure to recognize how important imagination was in human thought and planning. (p. 9) -
Francis Bacon (p. 7)
Advancement of learning became an accepted argument for the importance of empirical investigation. This gave the freedom of artificial authority and social restrain. (p. 7) -
Adam Smith (p. 11)
Was one of the first to recognize the need for the science of human behavior. (p. 11) -
Bethune (p. 13)
Was interested in the ability for originating new combinations of thought. He thought that creative genius could store away ideas for future combinations. (p. 13) -
Darwin (p. 11)
Darwin gave the intellectual breakthrough for understanding creativity in his role that he gave to the adaptation to survival. (p. 11) -
Jevons (p. 13)
Defined genius as "esentially creative" -
Catherine Cox (p. 15)
Quoted conclusion about research of creativity "Youths who achieve eminence are characterized not only by high intellectual traits, but also by persistence of motive and effort, confidence in their abilities, and great strength or force of character" (p. 15) -
MacKinnon (p. 16)
Stated that the ego permits the individual to express himself in creative actions, which change the environment and contribute to the actualization of himself through the development and expression of his potentialities (p. ) -
Galton (p. 12)
Genius is not a supernatural. Genius is the potential for every individual. In other words, everyone could be creative. (p. 12)
