The Economics of Creativity
Art and Achievement under Uncertainty
Published on 16. June 2014
415 pages
978-0-674-72645-1 (ISBN)
Description
Creative work is governed by uncertainty. So how can customers and critics judge merit, when the disparity between superstardom and obscurity hinges on minor gaps in ability? The Economics of Creativity brings clarity to a market widely seen as either irrational or so free of standards that only power and manipulation count.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-72645-1 (9780674726451)
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06/2014
Harvard University Press
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Persons
Menger Pierre-Michel :
Pierre-Michel Menger is Professor of Sociology at the College de France and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris.
Pierre-Michel Menger is Professor of Sociology at the College de France and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris.
Content
Contents Introduction 1. Time, Causes, and Reasons in Action 2. Is Working too Achieve Self-Fulfillment Rational? 3. Rationality and Uncertainty in the Artist's Life 4. Talent and Reputation: Social Science Explanations for Varying Degrees of Success 5. How Can Artistic Greatness Be Analyzed? Beethoven and His Genius 6. Profiles of the Unfinished: Rodin's Work and the Varieties of Incompleteness Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments Index
