An outstanding collection of specially commissioned chapters by leading philosophers who explore the relationship between philosophy and creativity. Essential readings for those interested in the philosophy of creativity, it is also an extremely useful resource for those in related subjects such as music, art and visual studies, literature and education.

Philosophising about Creativity Berys Gaut and Matthew Kieran Part 1: Creativity as a Virtue 1. Creativity, Imagination and Intellectual Virtue Robert Audi 2. Intellectual Creativity Jason Baehr 3. Creativity and Knowledge Katherine Hawley 4. Creativity, Vanity and Narcissism Matthew Kieran Part 2: Creativity and Value 5. Creativity Without Value Alison Hills and Alexander Bird 6. Explicating 'Creativity' Paisley Livingston 7. The Value of Creativity Berys Gaut 8. The Active and Passive Life of Creativity: An Essay in a Platonic Key Charles Taliaferro and Meredith Varie 9. Artistic Creativity and Suffering Jennifer Hawkins Part 3: Creativity and Agency 10. Creativity and Biology Margaret Boden 11. Attributing Creativity Elliot Paul and Dustin Stokes Part 4: Explaining Creativity 12. Explaining Creativity Maria Kronfeldner 13. Talking about More than Heads: The Embodied, Embedded and Extended Creative Mind Michael Wheeler 14. The Social Conditions for Sustainable Technological Innovation Stephen Davies Part 5: Creativity in Philosophy and Mathematics 15. Conceptual Creativity in Philosophy and Logic Michael Beaney 16. Creating Heuristics for Philosophical Creativity Alan Hájek 17. The Art of Doing Mathematics Christian Wenzel Part 6: Creativity in Art, Morality and Politics 18. Creativity as an Artistic Merit James Grant 19. Moral Imaginativeness, Moral Creativity and Possible Futures Tim Mulgan 20. Political Creativity: A Skeptical View Matthew Noah Smith. Index