originative

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The originative intellectual worker is not a normal human being and does not lead nor desire to lead a normal human life.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was no room for, and no need of, the conception of free, originative thought.

From Rudolph Eucken : a philosophy of life by Jones, Abel J. (Abel John)

What he lacked was depth of feeling, the sense of noble form, the originative force of a great mind.

From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by Symonds, John Addington

The child must himself be originative, directive, and executive in the learning process if cram is to be avoided completely.

From Dickens As an Educator by Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin)

Thales, the pioneer of this philosophy, maintained that Water was the originative principle of all things.

From A Short History of Greek Philosophy by Marshall, John