Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Sun, 05/11/2008 - 12:27pm.
"in asking questions
about my own ideas I am functioning like a creative being"
But things can be creative without having ideas, to say nothing of asking questions about them, no? Isn't most of biological evolution an example? And maybe a guide to what more is involved in human creativity ... its not just asking questions but coming up with "thoughts that change us", "new thoughts" as answers? See From complexity to emergence and beyond ...
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"in asking questions about my own ideas I am functioning like a creative being"
But things can be creative without having ideas, to say nothing of asking questions about them, no? Isn't most of biological evolution an example? And maybe a guide to what more is involved in human creativity ... its not just asking questions but coming up with "thoughts that change us", "new thoughts" as answers? See From complexity to emergence and beyond ...