CRI 600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Big C
8 Jan 2018
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To understand creativity in all of its richness, there is a need for moderation, where no one theoretical perspective is emphasized at the expense of others. We define scientifically oriented theories as having ali underlying goal of map-- ping the. empirical reality of creative phenomena. In contrast; more metaphorically oriented theories attempt to provide alternative representations of creative phenomena. Categories of creative magnitude: the most common distinction has been the big c (eminent)/ little-c (everyday) dichotomy. Big-c creativity refers to unambiguous examples of creative expression (e,g. , dickinson"s poetry, coltrane"s jazz, Four p"s of creativity: process, product, person (or personality), and place (or press). More recent versions of this framework (e. g. , runco, 2 07a) have extended it to six. P"s, adding persuasion (simonton, 1990) and potential (runco, Method versus theory in the study of creativity. One might agree with a theory but question the data behind it.
