Culture, creativity, and conceptual dynamics: A structural hypothesis
We redefine the concept of concept and focus on its role in the intersubjective processes that characterize cultures and socio-cultural communities. Conceptual density determines communitary coherence, whereas highly variable conceptual velocity determines inter-conceptual dynamics within distinct c...
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Aalborg University Open Publishing
2015-02-01
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| description | We redefine the concept of concept and focus on its role in the intersubjective processes that characterize cultures and socio-cultural communities. Conceptual density determines communitary coherence, whereas highly variable conceptual velocity determines inter-conceptual dynamics within distinct conceptual fields of activity. Conflicts opposing force of conceptual authority by knowledge value and force of conceptual authority through social power lead to states of socio-cultural consensus or dissensus. A model of socio-cultural concept structure is proposed. The creativity of concept formation is considered a major factor in historical time; different states of relative balance between creativity and stereotypicity are mentioned, including a dangerous neutralizing alliance of artistic and epistemic creativity on the one hand and technologically enhanced power concepts. In a sense, thinking is ubiquitous, but only certain forms of thinking are creative – those that minimize the influence of social power and maximize the slow intersubjective processes of shared experience that make culture be culture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0c8e99868634d0c892d3563bfcb4eb02024-04-03T00:11:20ZdanAalborg University Open PublishingGlobe2246-88382015-02-01110.5278/ojs.globe.v1i0.1083Culture, creativity, and conceptual dynamics: A structural hypothesisPer Aage Brandt0Case Western Reserve UniversityWe redefine the concept of concept and focus on its role in the intersubjective processes that characterize cultures and socio-cultural communities. Conceptual density determines communitary coherence, whereas highly variable conceptual velocity determines inter-conceptual dynamics within distinct conceptual fields of activity. Conflicts opposing force of conceptual authority by knowledge value and force of conceptual authority through social power lead to states of socio-cultural consensus or dissensus. A model of socio-cultural concept structure is proposed. The creativity of concept formation is considered a major factor in historical time; different states of relative balance between creativity and stereotypicity are mentioned, including a dangerous neutralizing alliance of artistic and epistemic creativity on the one hand and technologically enhanced power concepts. In a sense, thinking is ubiquitous, but only certain forms of thinking are creative – those that minimize the influence of social power and maximize the slow intersubjective processes of shared experience that make culture be culture.https://somaesthetics.aau.dk/index.php/globe/article/view/1083 |
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| title | Culture, creativity, and conceptual dynamics: A structural hypothesis |
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