The philosophical roots of western and eastern conceptions of creativity

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 18-38

  Niu, Weihua ^a   Sternberg, Robert J ^b  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 64249086187     PISSN: 10688471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0091265     Document Type: Article

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