Abstract (may include machine translation)
There is a long tradition in the history of philosophy, art or science that regards creativity as extraordinary and in that sense exceptional. Looked at closely, the exceptionalist attitude comes in two varieties: creativity as realized by exceptional people or by exceptional cognitive processes. It is often combined with a second attitude, namely that creativity is a mystery that cannot be explained. It is inexplicable from a naturalistic point of view. Because of the latter, creativity is often regarded as the ‘last frontier’ of a science of the mind. Consequently, computers are denied the potential to be creative; computers might exhibit cognition, but they are not creative, or so the argument goes.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Creativity and Philosophy |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 213-229 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351199780 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138827677 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |