Creativity pervades human life. It is the mark of individuality, the vehicle of self-expression, and the engine of progress in every human endeavor. It also raises a wealth of neglected and yet evocative philosophical questions: What is the role of consciousness in the creative process? How does the audience for a work for art influence its creation? How can creativity emerge through childhood pretending? Do great works of literature give us insight into human nature? Can a computer program really be creative? How do we define creativity in the first place? Is it a virtue? What is the difference between creativity in science and art? Can creativity be taught?The new essays that comprise The Philosophy of Creativity take up these and other key questions and, in doing so, illustrate the value of interdisciplinary exchange. Written by leading philosophers and psychologists involved in studying creativity, the essays integrate philosophical insights with empirical research.

I. IntroductionIntroducing The Philosophy of Creativity Elliot Samuel Paul and Scott Barry KaufmanII. The Concept of Creativity1. An Experiential Account of Creativity Bence NanayIII. Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art2. Creativity and Insight Gregory Currie3. The Creative Audience: Some Ways in which Readers, Viewers and/or Listeners Use their Imaginations to Engage Fictional Artworks No?l Carroll4. The Products of Musical Creativity Christopher PeacockeIV. Ethics & Value Theory5. Performing Oneself Owen Flanagan6. Creativity as a Virtue of Character Matthew KieranV. Philosophy of Mind & Cognitive Science7. Creativity and Not So Dumb Luck Simon Blackburn8. The Role of Imagination in Creativity Dustin Stokes9. Creativity, Consciousness, and Free Will: Evidence from Psychology Experiments Roy F. Baumeister, Brandon J. Schmeichel, and C. Nathan DeWall10. The Origins of Creativity Elizabeth Picciuto and Peter Carruthers11. Creativity and Artificial Intelligence: a Contradiction in Terms? Margaret BodenVI. Philosophy of Science12. Hierarchies of Creative Domains: Disciplinary Constraints on Blind-Variation and Selective-Retention Dean Keith SimontonVII. Philosophy of Education (& Education of Philosophy)13. Educating for Creativity Berys Gaut14. Philosophical Heuristics Alan H?jek