Gabora, Dr. Liane M. (2005) Creative thought as a non-Darwinian evolutionary process. [Journal (Paginated)] (In Press)
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Selection theory requires multiple, distinct, simultaneously-actualized states. In cognition, each thought or cognitive state changes the 'selection pressure' against which the next is evaluated; they are not simultaneously selected amongst. Creative thought is more a matter of honing in a vague idea through redescribing successive iterations of it from different real or imagined perspectives; in other words, actualizing potential through exposure to different contexts. It has been proven that the mathematical description of contextual change of state introduces a non-Kolmogorovian probability distribution, and a classical formalism such as selection theory cannot be used. This paper argues that creative thought evolves not through a Darwinian process, but a process of context-driven actualization of potential.
Item Type: | Journal (Paginated) |
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Keywords: | creativity, evolution, selection, universal Darwinism, determinism, potentiality, context, stream of thought |
Subjects: | Biology > Evolution Psychology > Cognitive Psychology Philosophy > Philosophy of Mind Psychology > Evolutionary Psychology Biology > Theoretical Biology |
ID Code: | 4647 |
Deposited By: | Gabora, Dr. Liane |
Deposited On: | 19 Dec 2005 |
Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2011 08:56 |
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