{"product_id":"the-creative-mind-myths-and-mechanisms-9780415314534","title":"The Creative Mind Myths and Mechanisms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Creative Mind\u003c\/i\u003e has been updated to include recent developments in artificial intelligence, with a new preface, introduction and conclusion by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Margaret Boden is compelling reading. In \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Creative Mind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, she brings her lucid intelligence to bear on demystifying creativity and manages to be highly informative without obscuring the great darkness of her subject.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eJerome Brunner, Research Professor of Psychology, New York University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'If you've ever wondered whether computers are creative, read this thought provoking and timely book.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eHoward Gardner, author of Frames of Mind and Intelligence Reframed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'[Boden] is committed to thoughtfully analysing thought and is one of the world's best commentators on these matters.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eDouglas Hofstadter, Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Margaret A. 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More readable and more literate than the average new novel.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eChristina Hardyment, The Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A model of how to popularise current research.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003e Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I think this text is refreshingly engaging and well written, with plenty of real-life examples to consolidate and extend learning.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eAnthony Curtis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The style is just right - a chatty style to introduce novices to psychology... gives confidence that this is not going to be beyond them.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eDiana Dwyer, South Nottingham College\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A fascinating and well argued book, which I recommend to others without reservation: the list of references alone is worth the cover price.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Philosophers' Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Boden makes a persuasive case that a computational approach will help explain human creative processes ... written in clear and engaging style.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eKen Gilhooly, The Psychologist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Margaret A. Boden has been at the forefront of efforts to exorcise Cartesian superstition and establish that the brain is a wonderfully subtle machine.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eGeorge Johnson, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Boden makes a persuasive case that a computational approach will help explain human creative processes ... written in clear and engaging style.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eKen Gilhooly, The Psychologist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'[Boden] is committed to thoughtfully analysing thought and is one of the world's best commentators on these matters.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eDouglas Hofstadter, Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Revised Edition  Preface  Acknowledgments  In a Nutshell 1. The Mystery of Creativity  2. The Story So Far  3. 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