The Review on the Dark Sides of Creativity

Zhang Guangxi

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The Review on the Dark Sides of Creativity

Zhang Guangxi

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Most studies on creativity concentrate on its positive sides, and explore various ways to improve creativity. However, when we view creativity as an outcome or product, and evaluate creativity in terms of its appropriateness, we can not ignore the moral aspect. From the evil genius in the western culture, and taking advantage of loopholes or playing tricks in the eastern culture, we can find many dark sides of creativity. The intension of research on the dark sides of creativity is not suppressing creativity, but helping us to understand creativity more completely, and preventing harm to individuals or society arising from innovative activities. This paper reviews the concept, psychological mechanisms, and the current research domains of the dark sides of creativity. Finally, the author discuss several future research directions.

Published in	Science Innovation (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.si.20160403.13
Page(s)	135-141
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Creativity, Dark Side, Psychological Mechanism, Unethical Behavior

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