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Spontaneous Thinking in Creative Lives
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Scientists have only recently begun to explore spontaneous thinking. It might appear that as elusive a phenomenon as it is in the laboratory, it would be impossible to detect in the historical record. This essay argues that it is possible to make space for accounts of spontaneous thinking in historical accounts of creativity and discovery. It argues that historians can use scientific work on daydreaming, mind-wandering, and other forms of spontaneous thought to illuminate the history of ideas. It explains how historical research informed by science could generate new insights in the history of writing and thinking, the history of attitudes towards reason and inspiration, the daily practices of creative thinkers, and even elusive phenomena like sensory perception and sleep. With diligence and imagination, it will be possible to reconstruct the place of spontaneous thinking in the history of ideas.
Title: Spontaneous Thinking in Creative Lives
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Scientists have only recently begun to explore spontaneous thinking.
It might appear that as elusive a phenomenon as it is in the laboratory, it would be impossible to detect in the historical record.
This essay argues that it is possible to make space for accounts of spontaneous thinking in historical accounts of creativity and discovery.
It argues that historians can use scientific work on daydreaming, mind-wandering, and other forms of spontaneous thought to illuminate the history of ideas.
It explains how historical research informed by science could generate new insights in the history of writing and thinking, the history of attitudes towards reason and inspiration, the daily practices of creative thinkers, and even elusive phenomena like sensory perception and sleep.
With diligence and imagination, it will be possible to reconstruct the place of spontaneous thinking in the history of ideas.
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