{"product_id":"9781743323571","title":"Ecologies of Invention","description":"Author: Professor Andy Dong\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781743323571\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sydney University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Oct 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 154\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre artists, designers and musicians inventors?\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003cbr\u003eOr does the invention originate from scientific discovery alone?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEcologies of Invention\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;is the first collection of essays that brings together writers and scholars of international standing from the University of Sydney and beyond to examine assumptions underlying notions of inventiveness. The writers explain how inventiveness borne out of aesthetic ambitions is impacting on and changing our culture and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEcologies of Invention\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;describes the articulation of inventive capacities across disciplines and across multiple scales, from personal capacities to the social, spatial and network configurations that drive people to produce inventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book poses new questions for scholars, artists, architects, designers, historians, engineers, scientists, lawyers and economists about the nature, origins and processes of invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is a challenging book which confronts traditional thinking around creativity and inventiveness and raises issues that need serious debate'.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003cbr\u003eBarry Jones AO\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839829135518,"sku":"ADS-9781743323571","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781743323571.jpg?v=1778827513","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781743323571","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}