Creativity is a relatively new concept. It is largely a psychological one and denotes an ability whose application leads to innovation, either discovery or invention. Creativity doesn't exist in a vacuum, but it is part of a system that falls under the category of human potential.
Creativity thrives on curiosity, and in this regard, every child is a creative genius. Unfortunately, this is an ability that doesn't necessary grow and stick as one matures. The challenge of education is how to let that happen by not getting in the way of its natural progression. Once the ability is diminished or lost, it is difficult to recover.
Steven Shapin tours the history of the concept.
AeonThe rise and rise of creativity
Steven Shapin | Franklin L. Ford Research Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University.
The waste of human potential has been the legacy of every social system.
ReplyDeleteWhat do beauty, creativity and happiness have in common?
They are celebrated as they are destroyed.
“ whose application leads to innovation, either discovery or invention. ”
ReplyDeleteNot really Tom... that stuff comes from a desire to save munnie or make munnie .. eg all the current EV stuff is due to how high the cartel put oil prices all of those years...
You had gas at $4.50/gal if you use a tank a week that’s $100 per week $400 per month that’s like another car payment...
So if you can eliminate the fuel cost for the same price car, it’s like getting the car for free...
So that is what has happened... #savemoney ... that's what motivates science people to “innovate” or whatever you Platonists want to call it...
You art degree people aren’t trained to think this way so that’s why you always hear about “the starving artist”... you’re not motivated by munnie...
Applied Science runs on 3 things....
ReplyDelete#1: munnie
and #2: munnie
and last but not least #3: munnie....
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_proposition
ReplyDeleteArt that is motivated by money isn't art.
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