an organ which establishes and maintains the organismic order by means of its fundamental function of integration. Drawing on dialectical thinking, they present an interdisciplinary synthesis of cultural expe-. Rorty, R., 2001. 18. Theories and Themes: Research, Development, and Practice. These descriptions are relevant in all sciences, but of different signi, ), the criteria of novelty and usefulness may serve as a preliminary, nition of creativity which is yet to become more concrete in the description and analysis, exible adjustment. Collective memory and cultural identity. strengthen the resilience to tolerate the dynamics of stability and fragility and foster the interplay of coherence and incoherence, and satisfaction and dissatisfaction throughout the creative process. Amabile, T.M., 1996. Furthermore, he asserted that the community is threatened permanently by destructive forces leading to chaos, which require constant creatively ordering activities. A designer can reach to the delicate and extensive realm of thought to show the high level of amalgamation of appearance and spirit, Join ResearchGate to discover and stay up-to-date with the latest research from leading experts in, Access scientific knowledge from anywhere. Creative activity brings forth exceptional achievements but can also destabilize and lead to melancholy and despair. In the classical period of European culture, creativity has, been seen as a battle of constructive and destructive forces, for example, by the politician, scientist, and poet Goethe (see, Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, constructive creativity and destructive aggressivity. itional myths of India and China where divine and human, ruggle between constructive and destructive forc, ict between order and chaos, and stability and instability, which leads to creative, uentially formulated by Heraclitus, who emphasized that the world is kept in, s work as well. horizon, for instance, when an individual does not see all sides of a dice at once but still is aware of its entirety. Start-. Dialectical, thinking synthesizes single ideas with the wholeness of knowledge of the domain. All content in this area was uploaded by Rainer M Holm-Hadulla on May 02, 2020, Dialectical Thinking: Further Implications for Creativity. Thus the seven dimen-, sions of dialectical thinking described above work together and lead to an enhanced recognition of reality. Martin Jay, 1973. Focusing on the creative processes of everyday creativity which often are, a precondition for extraordinary creativity (, This section will attempt to demonstrate that innovative forms manifest themselves in the autopoietic activity of the brain which, oscillates dialectically between coherence and incoherence. ing with an analysis of myths of creation can determine that dialectics between chaos and cosmos, i.e., For example, Kronos, in Latin called Saturnus, is an incarnation of constructive creativity but also of destructiveness. “The Dialectical Imagination” vividly conveys the spirit of a whole era. In both experiments, cognitive processes associated with solving certain problem, types were observed using ongoing heart rate measures. the self-referential search for innovation. This process manifests, itself in the dialectics between stabilization and destabilization of temporally synchronized, Thus, the autopoietic activity of the brain hosts the self-suf, From an interdisciplinary perspective the question arises how the neurobiological. Different psychotherapeutics concur in their, Brain activity in general is characterized by a constant interplay between, activity that appears to be subject to a principle of coherence. In schizophrenia, for instance, it has been shown that no circumscribed brain lesion is critical, but rather a distributed, that involves the connectivity of different cortical areas. The dialectics between coherence, deconstruction within cognition, motivation, emotion, and action are, rst step to an interdisciplinary dialogue, essential, ndings on the creative process of neurobiology, psychology, and cultural, c approaches and elaboration on corresponding, c disciplines will be highlighted. Analyses Concerning Passive and Active Synthesis: Lectures on Transcendental, Rorty, R., 2001. entering the psychotic experiential worlds of the 2 patients described early in his article are then addressed. Wendt, A.N., 2018. s Path to Creativity: A Psycho-Biography of the Eminent Politician, Scientist and Poet. Humans can only survive when they transform their destructive inclinations into constructive activities. Dialectical thinking does not only occur in everyday life and culture but, also in science. Rational thinking and emotional expression supplement each other but not fetter. More speci. © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Studies from cognitive science show that the dialectics of the creative process bring about, Developmental psychology describes how the dialectics of the creative process begin in, studies show that creativity is associated with an interplay of seemingly paradoxical factors: Crystalline and, convergent and divergent thinking, concentrated and freely associative thinking, persistence and, self-limitation. Harper Collins Publishers, New York. Holm-Hadulla, R.M., 2004. but is usually a complex phenomenon which develops gradually. Some authors speak of a disconnection syndrome as a manifestation of, disturbed coherence. In a dialectic process chaotic energy and matter realize their potential in creatively ordered, ourish in a struggle between constructive and destructive, icting interests leads to creative development, and social, s concept is consistent with modern developmental psychology showing the fundamental signi, uential statesman, scientist, and poet in Europe. M. Runco & S. Pritzker (Eds. Holm-Hadulla, R.M., 2004. His relationship with the woman who has special connections to God and Jesus is discussed in some detail because in his interaction with her we see a bit more of Dr. Atwood himself. Dr. Atwood's ways of reaching and, Two experiments investigated differences in processes involved in solving four problem types. Philosophical Hermeneutics. The fact that creative people often consider, cation phase, for instance, shape the motivation to, nite and incoherent forms, while in the illumination phase a new order and, cation phase is a mix of stabilizing recognition and destabilizing (self-) criticism that can be both an incentive and an, uences. In the preparation phase, for some people it is dif, cult to patiently acquire coherent knowledge and stable skills, nd the creative balance of purposeful activity and undirected autopoietic processes are mandatory, refers to ancient myths and religious ideas as well as philosophical concepts in which, cance. The description of creative persons by seemingly contradictory attributes coincides, personality. Furthermore, the media has brought free access to international knowledge with the innovation of the Internet, but also, sciences by themselves cannot justify the reasonable application of their innovative results and, ethic seems to be necessary to reasonably apply creative achievements in a global world of con. transformation of existing coherent knowledge. Fluid intelligence may be a perquisite of creativity along with speci, s prerequisites by different personality traits which apparently are, exibility, concentration and openness to new experiences, conformism and nonconformism, and stability and, ). Vandenh. Psychological categories can no longer grasp what is, c idea, a poem, a picture, or a song. Neuronal coherence, also described as, for example, between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. c perspectives through interdisciplinary interpretation. gence, convergent and divergent thinking, and conscious and unconscious imagination plays a major role in the creative process. This does not only mean dialogue with the, other but also the dialectical interplay of past and present experiences (see, of dialectic creativity also facilitates new impulses for coaching, counseling, and psychotherapy (, Sixth, dialectical thinking can trace dialectical structures in natural sciences, psychology, and cultural studies and mediate these, different perspectives interdisciplinarily (, Seventh, dialectical thinking can reveal scienti, Dialectical thinking is deeply rooted in our cultural memory. Note: The last section focuses on authoritarianism-- an obstruction to the the dialectic proccess.In fact, the goal of this process is to eliminate traditional authorities such as the father, the pastor and the Bible. The individual technologies and. Universality and truth. It employs the interplay of thesis and antithesis in, Second, dialectical thinking systematically applies traditional knowledge to actual problems. The Art of Counseling and Psychotherapy. This occurs especially during phases of, particularly relevant for creative thinking. However, it was primarily instrumentalized as a justi, At the end of the 20th century creativity became a kind of magical phenomenon which should improve individuals and society. Stanford University Press, Stanford. guideline. Sympathy for the Devil - The Creative Transformation of the Evil, The Recovered Voice - Tales of Practical Psychotherapy, Analyses Concerning Passive and Active Synthesis: Lectures on Transcendental Logic.