Fuentes, Agustin
The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional
- ISBN 13:
- 9781101983942
- author:
- Fuentes, Agustin
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Penguin Publishing Group
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)
- Genre:
- Anthropology Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional by Agustín Fuentes A bold new synthesis of paleontology, archaeology, genetics, and anthropology, this book overturns misconceptions about human nature itself. It asks the age-old question: What made humans so exceptional among all species on Earth? The answer lies in creativity. Agustín Fuentes argues that imagination is the secret to what makes humans special, connecting our child's finger painting to creative expression in hunting and gathering millions of years ago, and throughout history in making war and peace, intimate relationships, art, religion, and science. Imagination requires collaboration, evident in every poet's muse, engineer's architect, or politician's constituency. Fuentes weaves fascinating stories of ancient ancestors' creativity, finding patterns that match modern human behavior in both humans and animals. He explores how this key quality has propelled the evolutionary development of our bodies, minds, and cultures, shaping the world we live in today.
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