Creativity without Value

Alison Hills, Alexander Bird

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Abstract

The standard definition of creativity takes is to be essential to creativity that it is disposed to produce objects of value. We argue that it is possible to be creative but disposed only to produce objects of no value.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCreativity and Philosophy
EditorsBerys Gaut, Matthew Kieran
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter5
ISBN (Electronic)9781351199797
ISBN (Print)9781138827684, 9781138827677
Publication statusPublished - 8 Mar 2018

Keywords

  • creativity
  • Value
  • IMAGINATION

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