Overview
- Reflects a variety of theoretical and practical approaches to serendipity in various domains
- Addresses issues such as the nature of the ‘prepared mind’
- Provides serendipity and creativity which are both broad, widely disputed, and yet consistently popular concepts
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture (PASCC)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Serendipity and creativity are both broad, widely disputed, and yet consistently popular concepts which are relevant to understanding the positive aspects of our daily lives and even human progress in the arts and sciences. The chapters in this book reflects a variety of theoretical and practical approaches to serendipity in various domains, including creative problem solving, sculpture, writing, theatre and design. Chapter authors address issues such as the nature of the ‘prepared mind’, the role of accidents, serendipity as a skill or way of engaging with the world and, indeed, how serendipity works as a concept and practice in relation to the dynamic flow of the creative system. Those who wish to explore the nature of chance in art and creativity, as well as in their daily lives, will find much to ponder in these pages.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Wendy Ross is a Senior Lecturer at London Metropolitan University. Her main topic of research is the role of material serendipity in higher cognitive processes such as insight problem solving and creativity.
Samantha Copeland is an Assistant Professor in Ethics and Philosophy of Technology, at Delft University of Technology, and founding Co-Chair of the Serendipity Society. She works on ethical issues in transformative contexts, such as resilience planning and engineering, the development and application of emerging medical technologies, and transdisciplinary research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Art of Serendipity
Editors: Wendy Ross, Samantha Copeland
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84478-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-84477-6Published: 11 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-84480-6Published: 11 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-84478-3Published: 10 February 2022
Series ISSN: 2755-4503
Series E-ISSN: 2755-4511
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 327
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychology, general, Personality and Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Aesthetics, Sociology of Culture