Creativity is thus important but creativity should manifest within the boundaries prescribed by history: that is, a creativity understood according t… - J. Moufawad-Paul
" "Creativity is thus important but creativity should manifest within the boundaries prescribed by history: that is, a creativity understood according to the strictures of the science. While it might be the case that it is creative and “undogmatic” to theorize in a manner that rejects these boundaries and the supposed strictures demanded by historical materialism, such creativity belongs in the fine arts and is rather useless when it comes to the sciences. At best this kind of creativity can pique the imagination and thus spur scientific thought forward; at worst it leads to muddle-headed para-scientific conjectures.
About J. Moufawad-Paul
J. Moufawad-Paul is a member of the faculty of York University in Toronto, Canada, where he earned his PhD. in Philosophy.
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