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The Meaning of the Creative Act

5/22/2021

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I am reading Nikolai Berdyaev, the philosopher of freedom (which he also refers to as creativity). I have embedded a useful video from a Russian philosopher who effectively outlines the ethics of creativity. In the video, ethics means the type of paradigm or framework the human person uses to direct their activity. For Berdyaev, the ultimate ethic is the ethics of freedom or creativity. She draws on his work in the Destiny of Man, but I am drawing on his work, The Meaning of the Creative Act. The quotes below are from it.
 
Freedom from law or convention does not mean anarchic chaos. “There is nothing creative in chaotic revolt: this is always reaction and deserves denunciation by the law. Creativity is cosmic, not chaotic, hence it lies outside any denunciation by the law which is always oriented towards the ancient chaos. Creativity is least of all anarch”. Creativity is a wellspring of life that emerges from consciousness and is completely subjective although it may have social and political impact.
 
"Only the creative epoch will lead to the human person’s positive consciousness of themselves, will liberate the human person from an exclusively negative self- consciousness. The ethic of creativity will give inspiration towards new and hitherto unknown life. This is life in the Spirit, rather than in the world, life spiritually free from reaction to the world and everything worldly. A new evaluation of the social, also, will flow from the ethic of creativeness."
 
 In real terms if we adopt a new paradigm in our minds FIRST, changes in the world will follow and flow from that creative process.
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Mr D
5/26/2021 06:09:10 am

Very true that there is nothing creative in chaotic revolt. Chaotic revolt is destructive. This is shockingly visible as rioting , killing , looting etc. is taking place in our land. Also destructive revolt can take place in our minds which then creates suffering and dissension in our homes, workplaces etc.When our creative spirit works in our minds it will create love , compassion, empathy in a word Charity.

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