Mike Palij wrote: > So, how can it be that something not be thought of as creative > orvaluable at one point in time become seen as immensely creative and > of tremendous value at another time? Is being creative and producing > creative works something that can be easily recognized and appreciated > without knowledge of the values driving the creation of the work and > the social context it is being produced in? I don't think so.
Charles Babbage comes immediately to (my) mind. Most people (even among scientists and mathematicians) didn't "get" the potential value of his Difference Engine (a big mechanical calculator) or Analytical Engine (a mechanical computer), but ~150 years later, it was hard to imagine the world without (electronic versions of) them. (Of course, the fact that he never managed to build either of them didn't help matters.) Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2586 or send a blank email to leave-2586-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
