Some people are far more sensitive to resemblances, and far more ready to point out wherein they consist, than others are. They are the wits, the poets, the inventors, the scientific men, the practical geniuses.

William James

The Principles of Psychology

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Combinatorial creativity Creativity

Author

William James

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The Principles of Psychology

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Psychological literature

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English

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

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Psychologist Academic Philosopher

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United States

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James, William. The Principles of Psychology. Vol. 1, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890, ch. 13.

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