The Journal of Creative Behavior
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Original Article
Confucian Ideology and Creativity
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Weihua Niu, Department of Psychology, Pace University, 41 Park Row, New York, NY 10038, USA. E-mail: wniu@pace.edu
Abstract
The study examines an important philosophical root for the Chinese notion of creativity, that is, the Confucianism, and concludes that the Confucian ideology has shaped how Chinese have viewed creativity in the past, and may still have a great impact on how contemporary Chinese perceive creativity.