Is Being a Smart, Creative, and Intellectually Humble Scientist Possible?
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Document Type
Contribution to a Book
Publication Title
Intelligence, Creativity, and Wisdom: Exploring their Connections and Distinctions
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-26772-7_5
First Page
103
Last Page
124
Abstract
In this chapter I review the literature on the three domains of this book—intelligence, creativity, and wisdom—as they relate to scientific interest, ability, and achievement and end the chapter discussing whether one can, and how likely it is one will, combine all three qualities in a single scientist. Intelligence, creativity, and wisdom can be thought of as three different processes, at least as applied to science. Intelligence is the process of acquiring knowledge; creativity is the process of creating knowledge; and wisdom is the process of applying knowledge. Being an intelligent, creative, and wise scientist is clearly extremely unusual. Yet it is an ideal that all scientists should aspire to. Not only are they not mutually exclusive, they may even be mutually reinforcing (Sternberg, 2003). Being humble and creative (and smart) is indeed possible.
Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Gregory J. Feist. "Is Being a Smart, Creative, and Intellectually Humble Scientist Possible?" Intelligence, Creativity, and Wisdom: Exploring their Connections and Distinctions (2023): 103-124. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26772-7_5
