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A Creative Alchemy

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The Ethics of Creativity

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Can creativity change us for the better? Let us hope so, for then our job is not simply to keep some unprincipled creators in rein (these malevolent creators do indeed exist; Cropley et al., 2010), while convincing others to put more effort toward a greater good. The task instead may be to help us all unfold our deepest and most positive potential.

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  1. Saybrook University, McLean Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, USA

    Ruth Richards

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  1. Clark University, USA

    Seana Moran

  2. University of South Australia, Australia

    David Cropley

  3. University of Connecticut, USA

    James C. Kaufman

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Richards, R. (2014). A Creative Alchemy. In: Moran, S., Cropley, D., Kaufman, J.C. (eds) The Ethics of Creativity. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137333544_7

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