The creative mind. Myths and mechanisms

How is it possible to think new thoughts? What is creativity and can science explain it? And just how did Coleridge dream up the creatures of "The Ancient Mariner"? When "The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms" was first published, Margaret A. Boden´s exploration of creativity broke new ground. Boden uses examples such as jazz improvization, chess, story writing, physics, and the music of Mozart together with computing models from the field of artificial intelligence to uncover the nature of human creativity in the arts, science and everyday life. The second edition of "The Creative Mind" has been updated to include developments in artificial intelligence, with a new preface, introduction and conclusion by the author. It is a useful work for anyone interested in the creativity of the human mind.
Contents: In a Nutshell 1. The Mystery of Creativity 2. The Story So Far 3. Thinking the Impossible 4. Maps of the Mind 5. Concepts of Communication 6. Creative Connections 7. Unromantic Artists 8. Computer-Scientists 9. Chance, Chaos, Randomness, Unpredictability 10. Elite or Everyman? 11. Of Humans and Hoverflies 12. Epilogue.