Carma,
I am theorizing that genetic inheritance contributes to what we call
creativity but there are other factors as you ponit out and that creativity
is a form or subset of general intelligence.
Would you conclude that social class, race, sex, educational level have more
to do with general intelligence than genetic inheritance?
Rob
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Carma R. Gorman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> It's probably not quite what you have in mind, but your query brought to
> mind immediately a number of feminist art historical writings. The argument
> of much of this literature is that although people with Y chromosomes have
> been credited with genetic superiority (esp. in terms of creativity), much
> of their success probably has nothing to do with their chromosomes, but
> instead with patriarchy. Linda Nochlin's "Why Have There Been No Great Women
> Artists" is a good place to start. She acknowledges that creativity often
> seems to run in families, but her explanation of that phenomenon is quite
> different from the genetic model you're suggesting.
>
> Despite the many fascinating genetic explanations/revelations that have
> been in the news in the last five years, I still find explanatory models
> like the one in Malcolm Gladwell's book *Outliers* to be a lot more
> persuasive: I suspect that social class, race, sex, educational level, etc.
> (and the opportunities these characteristics offer or preclude) have a lot
> more to do with individual and familial creativity than genetic inheritance.
>
> Carma Gorman
>
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> From: "Rob Curedale" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 12:41 PM
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> Subject: Creativity and Nature vs Nuture
>
> Can any group members refer me to studies in the area of DNA/genetic
>> inheritance and creativity?
>>
>
>
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