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Creative Mind: Myths and MechanismsNovember 2003
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- Margaret A. Boden
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This Second Edition of The Creative Mind has been updated to include recent developments in artificial intelligence, with a new preface, introduction and conclusion by the author. It is an essential work for anyone interested in the creativity of the human mind.
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