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005			20180722224830.0
008			170814s2017 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2017017326
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020			_a9781631493188 _qhardcover
020			_a1631493183 _qhardcover
035			_a(OCoLC)971355092
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100	1		_aWilson, Edward O., _eauthor. _9153080
245	1	4	_aThe origins of creativity / _cEdward O. Wilson.
250			_aFirst Edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bLiveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, _c[2017]
300			_a243 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_aIn this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short.
520			_a"In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short. Both endeavors, Edward O. Wilson reveals, have their roots in human creativity--the defining trait of our species. Reflecting on the deepest origins of language, storytelling, and art, Wilson demonstrates how creativity began not ten thousand years ago, as we have long assumed, but over one hundred thousand years ago in the Paleolithic age. Chronicling this evolution of creativity from primate ancestors to humans, The Origins of Creativity shows how the humanities, spurred on by the invention of language, have played a largely unexamined role in defining our species. And in doing so, Wilson explores what we can learn about human nature from a surprising range of creative endeavors--the instinct to create gardens, the use of metaphors and irony in speech, and the power of music and song. Our achievements in science and the humanities, Wilson notes, make us uniquely advanced as a species, but also give us the potential to be supremely dangerous, most worryingly in our abuse of the planet. The humanities in particular suffer from a kind of anthropomorphism, encumbered by a belief that we are the only species among millions that seems to matter, yet Wilson optimistically reveals how researchers will have to address this parlous situation by pushing further into the realm of science, especially fields such as evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and anthropology. With eloquence and humanity that 'will make you think long and hard and fruitfully' (Bill McKibben), Wilson calls for a transformational 'Third Enlightenment,' in which the blending of these endeavors will give us a deeper understanding of the human condition and our crucial relationship with the natural world. "--Jacket.
650		0	_aCreative ability. _928196
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