Creativity and Morality

332 Pages·2022·2.929 MB·English

by  Hansika Kapoor, James C. Kaufman

CREATIVITY
AND MORALITY
Explorations in Creativity
Research
Series Editor
James C. Kaufman
CREATIVITY
AND
MORALITY
Edited by
H K
ANSIKA APOOR
MonkPrayogshala,Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
UniversityofConnecticut,Storrs,CT,UnitedStates
J C. K
AMES AUFMAN
UniversityofConnecticut,Storrs,CT,UnitedStates
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Dedication
To my parents, especiallymy mother, whosecreativity continuesto baffle(and
entertain)meeveryday.dHK
ToDr.GordonGoodman,whoisbothamodernrenaissanceman(psychologist,
actor,artist,writer,composer,andscholar)andoneofthekindestandmostgenerous
peopleIknow.dJCK
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Contents
Contributors xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
I
Introduction
1. Creativity, morality, and the AMORAL model
HansikaKapoorandJamesC.Kaufman
A:antecedents 5
M:mechanisms(individual) 5
O:operants(environmental) 6
R:realization 7
A:aftereffects 8
L:legacy 8
References 9
2. Morality and creativity overlapping in beneficial and harmful
ways: an interdisciplinary exploration
DonAmbrose
Creativityasmultidimensional 13
Ethicsandmoralityasmultifaceted 14
Interdisciplinaryinquiryilluminatingtheethics-creativityoverlap 15
Caninterdisciplinaryexplorationclarifytheethics-creativityoverlap? 16
Conceptsfromvariousdisciplines:connectionswithcreativityandmorality 17
Reductivemegalomaniaandsterilecertainty 18
Creatingmassdeceptiontoteardowndemocracy 19
Macroproblems,panoramicscanning,andcognitivediversity 20
Moral-legaloverlap 22
Thechaos-ordercontinuum 23
Concludingthoughts 24
References 25
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Contents
3. Positive creativity as the intersection between creativity,
intelligence, and wisdom
RobertJ.Sternberg
Positive,negative,andneutralcreativity 31
Teachingforpositivecreativity 33
Discussionofwhyandhowpositivecreativityhelpstheworldand
negativecreativityhurtsit 33
Rolemodelingfromyourownlifedpositiveandnegative 34
Positivecontrastedwithnegativemajorreal-worldexamples 37
Projects 39
Discussionofhowtorecognizepositiveversusnegativecreativity 40
Conclusion 41
References 42
II
Dark influences on creativity and morality
4. Malevolent creativity: personality, process, and the larger
creativity field
KevinS.MitchellandRoniReiter-Palmon
Creativity’sinnerdemons 49
Creativepersonalities 52
Processesforcreativity 58
Creativeoutcomes 61
Conclusion 63
References 65
5. The Dark Tetrad and malevolent creativity
GayleT.Dow
TheDarkTetrad 70
Conclusion 76
References 76
6. The nexus of morality and creativity vis-a`-vis deception:
a cognitive framework
JeffreyJ.WalczykandNatalieF.Cockrell
Morality,deception,andcreativity 81
Activation-decision-construction-actiontheory 83
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Contents
ApplyingADCATtounderstandresearchonmorality,creativity,anddeception 89
Conclusion 93
References 95
7. Creativity and morality in deception
SimonHenderson
Introduction 101
Theinterpretationofdeceptionhasrealconsequences 102
Definingdeception 105
Thebuildingblocksofdeception 108
Thedevelopmentofdeceptiveskillsinchildrenandadults 110
Deceptionasacreativeact 112
Theethicsofdeceiving 113
Practicalimplicationsforexploitinganenhancedunderstandingofdeception 118
Conclusions 119
References 120
III
Creativity, morality, and the self
8. Themixedmoralimplicationsofthecreativeidentity:howthe
creative identity can lead to moral and immoral behavior
LynneC.Vincent
Creativityandmorality 129
Thecreativeidentityanditscontent 131
Moralimplicationsofthecreativeidentity 136
Conclusion 139
References 139
9. The intersections of creativity and complex moral emotions
RadekTrnkaandIvaPola´(cid:1)ckova´ S(cid:1)olcova´
Introduction 145
Effectofsympathyoncreativeoriginality 146
Effectsofpride,embarrassment,andshameoncreativeperformance 147
Creativity,moralemotions,andsocialevaluation 149
Empathyandcreativity 151
Creativityandcomplexmoralemotions:futuredirections 153
Acknowledgments 155
References 155