Creativity Is Life: A Commentary on the Special Issue. (28th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kaufman, James C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of creative behavior. Volume 49:Number 3(2015)
• Page Start: 233
• Page End: 237
• Publication Date: 2015-11-28
• Subjects: creativity -- culture -- audience -- Four C Model of Creativity; Creative ability -- Periodicals; Creativeness -- Abstracts; Creativeness -- Periodicals; Education -- Abstracts; Education -- Periodicals; Créativité -- Périodiques; 153.35
• DOI: 10.1002/jocb.128
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0175

Abstract

Abstract: In this commentary on the papers in the special issue, I discuss how many of the standard questions and debates in the field of creativity research tend to focus on the individual creator. The welcome recent resurgence of interest in questions of context, interaction, culture, and audience—as on full display in this special issue—is cause to reflect not merely on these specific points but on how the deeper philosophy can resonate in how we study creativity and approach life itself.