ABSTRACT

This chapter presents an account of creativity conceived of as an intellectual virtue, that is, an account of what it refers to as "intellectual creativity". It aims to the account of intellectual creativity that fits reasonably well with ordinary and theoretical ways of thinking about creativity and conforms to the four-dimensional structural model. The chapter begins with the skill dimension that constitutes the conceptual core of intellectual creativity. It discusses affective dimension of intellectual creativity that includes, most notably, a disposition to take pleasure in creative activity. A creative person enjoys conceiving of and giving expression to new ideas and possibilities. Finally, the chapter discusses the intellectual creativity involves an element of practical judgment or rationality: a person who possesses this virtue has a good sense of when it should be exercised, in what way, for how long, and so on.