Everyday Creativity and New Views of Human Nature Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Perspectives

In this provocative collection of essays, an interdisciplinary group of eminent thinkers and writers offer their thoughts on how embracing creativitytapping into the originality of everyday lifecan lead to improved physical and mental health, to new ways of thinking, of experiencing the world and ourselves. They show how creativity can refine our views of human nature at an individual and societal level and, ultimately, change our paradigms for survivaland for flourishingin a world fraught with urgent challenges. Neither a dry treatise nor a manual, this anthology draws upon the latest research in the area to present a lively examination of the phenomenon and process of everyday creativity and its far-reaching ramifications for self, culture, history, society, politics, and humankinds future.Richards, Ruth is the author of 'Everyday Creativity and New Views of Human Nature Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Perspectives', published 2007 under ISBN 9780979212574 and ISBN 097921257X.