Knowing Creativity. Commentary on Glăveanu, V. (2014). The Psychology of Creativity: A Critical Reading
May 26, 2015
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Published Online: May 26, 2015
Page range: 85 - 89
Received: Oct 09, 2014
Accepted: Dec 19, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2015-0013
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In this commentary an indispensable aspect of creativity, knowing creativity, is articulated as a response to Glăveanu’s (2014) inquiry into advancement of the field of the psychology of creativity. Connotations of knowing are presented such as perceiving and understanding ourselves within our environment. Accordingly, knowing creativity is about genuinely seeing, sensing, feeling, and relating creativity for self and the common good.