The Origins of Creativity

Name: The Origins of Creativity
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Edward O. Wilson
ISBN: 9781501963834

Author: Edward O. Wilson

Narrator: Jonathan Hogan

Unabridged: 5 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/03/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Philosophy & Social Aspects

Synopsis

"Creativity is the unique and defining trait of our species; and its ultimate goal, self-understanding," begins Edward O. Wilson's sweeping examination of the humanities and its relationship to the sciences. By studying fields as diverse as paleontology, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience, Wilson demonstrates that human creativity began not 10,000 years ago, as we have long assumed, but over 100,000 years ago in the Paleolithic Age. Chronicling the evolution of creativity from primates to humans, Wilson shows how the humanities, in large part spurred on by the invention of language, have played a previously unexamined role in defining our species. Exploring a surprising range of creative endeavors-the instinct to create gardens, the use of metaphors and irony in speech, the power of music and song- Wilson proposes a transformational "Third Enlightenment" in which the blending of science and humanities will enable a deeper understanding of the human condition and how it ultimately originated.

About Edward O. Wilson

Edward O. Wilson (1929-2021) was the author of more than thirty books, including Anthill, Letters to a Young Scientist, and The Conquest of Nature. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he was a professor emeritus at Harvard University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mircea on February 02, 2024

"Originile creativității umane” este o carte despre natura umană. Autorul susține că natura umană nu se regăsește în genele care îi prescriu alcătuirea și nici în caracteristicile culturale cele mai răspândite din populația umană actuală, ci în înclinația ereditară de a învăța anumite tipuri de comp......more

Goodreads review by Tonstant on December 24, 2017

I have argued more than once that the advice to “write what you know” is not very sound. After all, where would science fiction be if everyone followed that rule? When it comes to nonfiction, though, I think it applies. Edward O. Wilson is an esteemed scientist and deservedly so. He has written over......more

Goodreads review by Nelson on December 08, 2019

Edward O. Wilson é um célebre biólogo americano com uma extensíssima carreira. Académico em Harvard de 1956 a 1996, continua ainda hoje a desenvolver trabalho, estudo e a escrever livros, depois de ter feito 90 anos em junho deste ano. Apesar da sua área ser as ciências naturais, Wilson é reconhecid......more

Goodreads review by Julian on February 09, 2021

This book is about the relationship between the humanities and the sciences and their roots in human creativity and what it means to be human. When did humans start being creative, well the answer is a lot longer ago than you think. The fields under investigation include palaeontology, anthropology,......more

Goodreads review by Ramnath on March 22, 2018

Struggling to stay on message This is a curious book. It is titled “The Origins of Creativity” - a hefty topic. It is also, at 250 odd pages, not a weighty book, and therefore it doesn’t come as a surprise that the author appears to dive right into why humans are unique, and why that makes them uniqu......more