The Economics of Creativity : : Art and Achievement under Uncertainty / / Pierre-Michel Menger.
Creative work has been celebrated as the highest form of achievement since at least Aristotle. But our understanding of the dynamics and market for creative work--artistic work in particular--often relies on unexamined clichés about individual genius, industrial engineering of talent, and the fickle...
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Menger, Pierre-Michel, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Economics of Creativity : Art and Achievement under Uncertainty / Pierre-Michel Menger. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014] ©2014 1 online resource (415 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter one. Time, Causes, and Reasons in Action -- Chapter two. Is Working to Achieve Self-Fulfillment Rational? -- Chapter three. Rationality and Uncertainty in the Artist's Life -- Chapter four. Talent and Reputation -- Chapter five. How Can Artistic Greatness Be Analyzed? -- Chapter six. Profiles of the Unfinished -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Creative work has been celebrated as the highest form of achievement since at least Aristotle. But our understanding of the dynamics and market for creative work--artistic work in particular--often relies on unexamined clichés about individual genius, industrial engineering of talent, and the fickleness of fashion. Pierre-Michel Menger approaches the subject with new rigor, drawing on sociology, economics, and philosophy to build on the central insight that, unlike the work most of us do most of the time, creative work is governed by uncertainty. Without uncertainty, neither self-realization nor creative innovation is possible. And without techniques for managing uncertainty, neither careers nor profitable ventures would surface. In the absence of clear paths to success, an oversupply of artists and artworks generates boundless differentiation and competition. How can artists, customers, entrepreneurs, and critics judge merit? Menger disputes the notion that artistic success depends solely on good connections or influential managers and patrons. Talent matters. But the disparity between superstardom and obscurity may hinge initially on minor gaps in intrinsic ability. The benefits of early promise in competition and the tendency of elite professionals to team up with one another amplify and disproportionately reward even small differences. Menger applies his temporal and causal analysis of behavior under uncertainty to the careers and oeuvres of Beethoven and Rodin. The result is a thought-provoking book that brings clarity to our understanding of a world widely seen as either irrational or so free of standards that only power and manipulation count. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Art and society; France. Artists; France; Social conditions. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.). SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Complete Package 2014 9783110369526 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Social Sciences 2014 9783110370416 ZDB-23-DSW Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110665901 print 9780674724563 https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674726451 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674726451 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674726451.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter one. Time, Causes, and Reasons in Action -- Chapter two. Is Working to Achieve Self-Fulfillment Rational? -- Chapter three. Rationality and Uncertainty in the Artist's Life -- Chapter four. Talent and Reputation -- Chapter five. How Can Artistic Greatness Be Analyzed? -- Chapter six. Profiles of the Unfinished -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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