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The Emergence of Creativity: Insights from Carnatic Raaga Improvisation and Mathematical Proof Generation.
- Source :
- Journal of Humanistic Mathematics; Jul2020, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p194-221, 28p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Creativity is a broad phenomenon that scholars have interpreted in a multitude of ways. We notice that a majority of the views describe creativity as something innate. This paper aims to verge from this perspective and explore creativity in terms of the constant mutual interaction of a person and their environment. Using the theoretical framework, enactivism, and the notion of emergence, we investigate the creative processes involved in musical improvisations of south In- dian classical or Carnatic music and mathematical proof generation. Interview excerpts from professional Carnatic musicians and research mathematicians on their respective creative processes during musical improvisation and proof gen- eration are analyzed. This study gives a perspective to think about creativity, with an emphasis on emergence. This paper has been partly informed by self- reections on musical improvisations and mathematical proof generation by the first author, who is a performing Carnatic vocalist and a mathematician. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CARNATIC music
CREATIVE ability
MATHEMATICIANS
GENERATIONS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21598118
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145311603
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5642/jhummath.202002.10