The rise of creativity propels open data forward

Posted by bob on Jun 22, 2015 10:23 AM EDT
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The Greek mathematician and philosopher Plato, when asked of the Socratic dialogue The Republic, "Will we say of a painter, that he makes something?," answered "Certainly not, he merely imitates." Plato did not believe in art as a form of creativity. In fact, many great ancient cultures like Ancient Greece and Ancient India lacked the concept of creativity. Art was seen as a form of discovery and not creation.It was a common belief that creativity happens to a selected few as a consequence of some form of divine intervention. read more

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