TY - JOUR
T1 - From Dichotomous to Relational Thinking in the Psychology of Creativity
T2 - A Review of Great Debates
AU - Glaveanu, Vlad Petre
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This article invites us to think about the role of dichotomies in the psychology of creativity and how they can sometimes lead to a misrepresentation of the phenomenon. Especially when turned into oppositions, which is often the case with dichotomies, distinctions such as those between individual and society, Big C and little c creativity, evolutionary and revolutionary creation, domain generality and domain specificity, product and process, can have detrimental effects on our understanding of the nature and characteristics of creative expression. In contrast, the article advocates for a relational type of logic, supported by socio-cultural and pragmatist sources, one that encourages us to observe the interdependence between categories and the ways in which they are embedded into each other. Examples are given from the five “debates” mentioned above and some consequences of adopting a new way of thinking about creativity discussed towards the end.
AB - This article invites us to think about the role of dichotomies in the psychology of creativity and how they can sometimes lead to a misrepresentation of the phenomenon. Especially when turned into oppositions, which is often the case with dichotomies, distinctions such as those between individual and society, Big C and little c creativity, evolutionary and revolutionary creation, domain generality and domain specificity, product and process, can have detrimental effects on our understanding of the nature and characteristics of creative expression. In contrast, the article advocates for a relational type of logic, supported by socio-cultural and pragmatist sources, one that encourages us to observe the interdependence between categories and the ways in which they are embedded into each other. Examples are given from the five “debates” mentioned above and some consequences of adopting a new way of thinking about creativity discussed towards the end.
KW - Creativity
KW - Great debates
KW - Categories
KW - Relational logic
KW - Dichotomous logic
U2 - 10.3850/S201046932012000111
DO - 10.3850/S201046932012000111
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2010-4693
VL - 1
SP - 83
EP - 96
JO - Creativity and Leisure: An Intercultural and Cross-disciplinary Journal (CLICJ)
JF - Creativity and Leisure: An Intercultural and Cross-disciplinary Journal (CLICJ)
IS - 2
ER -