Abstract
This chapter argues that one can educate people to be more creative. It criticizes the imitation and rules arguments (located in the works of Edward Young and Immanuel Kant) that aim to show that creativity cannot be taught. Having clarified the teachability view, it then develops a positive argument for the claim, based on the teachability of creativity’s component motivation and abilities. Methods for teaching creativity in mathematics, fiction writing, and philosophy are then discussed, particularly in reference to the role of heuristics in these domains.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Philosophy of Creativity |
Subtitle of host publication | New Essays |
Editors | Elliot Samuel Paul, Scott Barry Kaufman |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Chapter | 13 |
Pages | 265-287 |
Number of pages | 23 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199362547 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780199836963 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 May 2014 |