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416 Pages·2014·1.415 MB·English, French
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The Economics of Creativity The Economics of Creativity Art and Achievement under Uncertainty PIERRE- MICHEL MENGER Cambridge, Massachusetts London, En gland 2014 Copyright © 2014 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America This book is an abridgment of a work originally published in French as Le Travail Créateur, © Seuil/Gallimard, 2009 Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Menger, Pierre- Michel. [Travail créateur. En glish] The economics of creativity : art and achievement under uncertainty / Pierre- Michel Menger. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978- 0- 674- 72456- 3 1. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) 2. Artists—F rance—Social conditions. 3. Art and society— France. I. Title. NX160.M4513 2014 700.1'03—dc23 2013040100 For Béatrice Longuenesse Contents Introduction 1 1 Time, Causes, and Reasons in Action 15 2 Is Working to Achieve Self-F ulfi llment Rational? 72 3 Rationality and Uncertainty in the Artist’s Life 104 4 Talent and Reputation: Social Science Explanations for Varying Degrees of Success 142 viii Contents 5 How Can Artistic Greatness Be Analyzed? Beethoven and His Genius 236 6 Profi les of the Unfi nished: Rodin’s Work and the Varieties of Incompleteness 285 Conclusion 318 Notes 325 Ac know ledgm ents 389 Index 393 Translated by: Steven Rendall Amy Jacobs Arianne Dorval Lisette Eskinazi Emmanuelle Saada Joe Karaganis

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