Flight from Wonder: An Investigation of Scientific Creativity

249 Pages·2014·1.612 MB·English

by  Albert Rothenberg

Flight from Wonder

Flight from Wonder
An Investigation of Scientific Creativity
Albert Rothenberg MD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rothenberg, Albert, 1930–
Flight from wonder : an investigation of scientific creativity / Albert Rothenberg, MD
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–998879–2
1. Creative ability in science. 2. Discoveries in science. 3. Creative ability.
4. Critical thinking. I. Title.
Q172.5.C74R68 2015
501′.9—dc23
2014014267
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TO JULIA, golden sunlight

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from
wonder.
Albert Einstein
Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective information; it is a creative
human activity.
Stephen Jay Gould

{ Contents }
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction 1
1. The Search for Creativity 7
2. Research on Creativity: Scientific and General 13
3. Empirical Background and the Bases for the Investigation 27
4. Janusian Process 35
5. Homospatial Process 41
6. Sep-Con Articulation Process 49
7. Creative Emotions and Motivations 59
8. Empirical Design: Methodology and Subjects 73
9. Janusian Process in Creative Discovery 85
10. Homospatial Process in Creative Discovery 101
11. Sep-Con Articulation Process in Creative Discovery 117
12. Creative Emotions in Discovery 141
13. Collaborative Investigators 151
14. Developmental Background of Creativity and Genius 159
15. Comparison Control Subjects 167
16. Flight from Wonder 179
Notes 193
Index 211