<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Glăveanu’s target article is indeed timely and thought provoking. This commentary argues that Glăveanu needs not to be criticised in regard to stances taken, but rather be encouraged to expand his scope further. I suggest that this should be done by addressing the need for inter-disciplinary knowledge synthesis and also by recognising and exploring the social dynamics (and politics) of the academic world. Researchers need to be knowledgeable with regard to both in order to further an understanding of creativity and also to apply research findings responsibly.</p></abstract>

Glăveanu’s target article is indeed timely and thought provoking. This commentary argues that Glăveanu needs not to be criticised in regard to stances taken, but rather be encouraged to expand his scope further. I suggest that this should be done by addressing the need for inter-disciplinary knowledge synthesis and also by recognising and exploring the social dynamics (and politics) of the academic world. Researchers need to be knowledgeable with regard to both in order to further an understanding of creativity and also to apply research findings responsibly.

Erudite, Insightful and Immensely Important: A Commentary on V. P. Glăveanu’s Critical Article <italic>The Psychology of Creativity – a Critical Reading</italic>

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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Erudite, Insightful and Immensely Important: A Commentary on V. P. Glăveanu’s Critical Article 

Glăveanu’s target article is indeed timely and thought provoking. This commentary argues that Glăveanu needs not to be criticised in regard to stances taken,...

Erudite, Insightful and Immensely Important: A Commentary on V. P. Glăveanu’s Critical Article The Psychology of Creativity – a Critical Reading

Publicado en línea: 26 may 2015

Páginas: 17 - 20

Recibido: 13 sept 2014

Aceptado: 20 dic 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2015-0002

Palabras clave
Academic world, Social dynamics, Politics of science

© Roland S. Persson

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Erudite, Insightful and Immensely Important: A Commentary on V. P. Glăveanu’s Critical Article The Psychology of Creativity – a Critical Reading

Publicado en línea: 26 may 2015

Páginas: 17 - 20

Recibido: 13 sept 2014

Aceptado: 20 dic 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2015-0002

Palabras claveAcademic world, Social dynamics, Politics of science

© Roland S. Persson

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Academic world, Social dynamics, Politics of science