ABSTRACT
Creativity is commonly thought of in exclusively psychological terms. Sometimes, however, people also speak of biological evolution, and even life itself, as "creative". The focus here is not on ideas, but on biological forms and/or mechanisms. This chapter argues that creativity is indeed exemplified in biology. Both biological and psychological creativity are philosophically intriguing. The mysterious, near-paradoxical, nature of creative thinking is mirrored in living organisms. In everyday discussions of human thought, H-creativity is usually the main focus. Some people focussing on psychological creativity might object to my term "I-creativity", on the grounds that creative thinking does not depend only on individual psychology but is also strongly influenced by social factors. Writers agonize about how H-creativity happens, and even more passionately about who should get the historical credit. In short, it appears that a child's I-creativity in various domains develops gradually as they grow older.
