Week 4: January 31, 2005

Topic: Evolution, Humans, Hominids, Mammals, and Creativity

Key Questions:
How have anthropological theories of human evolution come to shape the notions of creativity in art and design?
What could it mean to create from the perspective of non-human mammals?

Readings:

Carruthers, Peter.  2002. "Human Creativity: Its Evolution, Its Cognitive Basis, and Its Connections with Childhood Pretence." British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 53(2).

Keenoo, Helen.      2004. "The Evolution of Creativity." from Imaginative Minds: an Interdisciplinary Symposium. Additional resources.

Foster, Daniel.       2002. "Painting for Peanuts and Big Money." Christian Science Monitor. October 25, 2002.

Trivedi, Bijal.         2004. "Chimps Shown Using Not Just a Tool but a "Tool Kit"". from National Geographic News, October 6, 2004.

Assignments Due:

Concept Journal iteration #1 (2 pages)

How would your concept change if you assumed that you were designing for a chimpanzee, gorilla, or elephant?