Session 2

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Video Index

  • Review of material covered during the previous week's session. Topics include the eccentric genius, divine inspiration, "bisociation", the unconscious and dreaming, etc.
  • The nature of creativity as the union of the affective and the cognitive.
  • Consummation, love, and same-sex marriage.
  • Intuition vs. Intelligence - what is the difference? What differentiates people with intuition from those with intelligence?
  • Anecdote regarding Leonard Bernstein and creativity.
  • Jo's presentation on the week's readings: affective attachment, intuitions, inclinations, and kinesthetic sensations.
  • How does imagination relate to survival in terms of evolution?
  • Organic thinkers and creativity - musicians, composers, etc.
  • Discussion of the distinction between different types of creativity - logical, empirical, moral, practical, and others.
  • Imagination and imaging - does imagination conjure up an actual image?
  • Imagination and the imaginary.

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