Wilson, Edward Osborne (1929-....)

The origins of creativity / Edward O. Wilson - New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, cop. 2017 - (243 p.)

Bibliogr. p. 199-213

The reach of creativity -- The birth of the humanities -- Language -- Innovation -- Aesthetic surprise -- Limitations of the humanities -- The years of neglect -- Ultimate causes -- Bedrock -- Breakthrough -- Genetic culture -- Human nature -- Why nature is mother -- The hunter's trance -- Gardens -- Metaphors -- Archetypes -- The most distant island -- Irony : a victory of the mind -- The third enlightenment -- References and further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index

978-1-63149-318-8

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