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  2. Artistic inspiration - Wikipedia

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    Romantic writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson (The Poet), and Percy Bysshe Shelley saw inspiration in terms similar to the Greeks: it was a matter of madness and irrationality. Inspiration came because the poet tuned himself to the (divine or mystical) "winds" and because he was made in such a way as to receive such visions.

  3. Motivation - Wikipedia

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    Many academic definitions of motivation have been proposed but there is little consensus on its precise characterization. [15] This is partly because motivation is a complex phenomenon with many aspects and different definitions often focus on different aspects. [16] Some definitions emphasize internal factors.

  4. Content theory - Wikipedia

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    Art for art's sake is an example of intrinsic motivation in the domain of art. Traditionally, researchers thought of motivations to use computer systems to be primarily driven by extrinsic purposes; however, many modern systems have their use driven primarily by intrinsic motivations. [ 37 ]

  5. Creativity - Wikipedia

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    Motivation stems from two different sources: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is an internal drive within a person to participate or invest as a result of personal interest, desires, hopes, goals, etc. Extrinsic motivation is a drive from outside a person and might take the form of payment, rewards, fame, approval from others, etc.

  6. History of art - Wikipedia

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    In the traditional scheme of art history, Ottonian art follows Carolingian art and precedes Romanesque art, though the transitions at both ends of the period are gradual rather than sudden. Like the former and unlike the latter, it was very largely a style restricted to a few of the small cities of the period, to important monasteries , as well ...

  7. Edwin Locke - Wikipedia

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    Edwin A. Locke (born May 15, 1938) is an American psychologist and a pioneer in goal-setting theory.He is a retired Dean's Professor of Motivation and Leadership at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park.

  8. The arts - Wikipedia

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    A wider definition would include the design of the built environment, from the macro level of urban planning, urban design, and landscape architecture, to the micro level of creating furniture. [16] The word architecture comes from the Latin architectūra, from architectus "master builder, director of works."

  9. Art - Wikipedia

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    At issue was the question of whether the aesthetic intentions of the artist in creating the work of art, whatever its specific form, should be associated with the criticism and evaluation of the final product of the work of art, or, if the work of art should be evaluated on its own merits independent of the intentions of the artist. [143] [144]