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Jul 14, 1000
Time:From 1500BC to 347BC
The idea of creation was a type of discovery. Even Plato thought nothing could be new and art just copied things that already exhisted -
Period: Jul 14, 1000 to
Kaufman, J., & Sternberg, R. (2010). The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press. Chapter 1
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Period: Jul 14, 1000 to
Creativity
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Jul 14, 1100
Middle ages
Any special talents or unusual abilities in men were thought to be a spirit using the male as a conduit, not creativity. -
Jul 14, 1300
Renaissance
The abilities were being recognized as the persons own skills, not an outside spirit. -
Jul 14, 1393
Using the word Create
Chaucer first used the word create, but is was still not a focus of thought. -
Jul 14, 1473
1473-1727
Corpernicus (1471-1543), Galileo (1564-1642) and Newton (1642-1727) brought philosophical discussions and scientific discovery. -
The word Research
The word Research appreared. Its use was know for scientific inquiry. The word Researcher started in 1615. -
Scientific Reserach Institutionalized
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Society's Transactions
A publication that required publishing research results. The forced publications caused little originality due to requirements set by the society. -
Enlightenment
Continental Europe had creative poets and artists. -
Discovery through Science
Science discovery and models became instruments for looking at the physical world. This time was believed to be the start of modern Western civilization -
Questioned Freedom of Thought
European artists, writers and philosiphers questions the limits to the freedom of thought. Creativity is still not understood. -
The Idea of Creativity
The idea of creativity was seperated from the ideas of genius, originality, talent, and formal education. But the concept of creativity did not exist. -
Romanticism influenced Creativity
Artist work was emotional. -
Darwin
Darwin's ideas of natural selection brought characteristics of creativity to light with adaptations and diversity. -
Galton
Galton's pychological research indirectly researched creativity. -
William James
Formulated the idea of divergent thinking. -
Cox
Findings on her creativity research with children showed: Persitent effort, strong self-efficacy and great character shows creativity in not one type of behavior; making creativity complex. -
Creativity a hot new topic
In the 1950's to 1960's creative personalities was a new topic