Unifying theories of creativity: Metaphorical thought and the unification process |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Public Economics Group, School of Business and Economics, University of Marburg, Am Plan 1-2, 35032 Marburg, Germany;2. Peter Löscher Chair of Business Ethics, TUM School of Management, TU München, Arcisstraße 21, 80333 Munich, Germany;1. Institute of Mathematics, Physics, and Mechanics, Jadranska 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;2. University of Primorska, Andrej Marušič Institute, 6000 Koper, Slovenia;3. National Research University Higher School of Economics, 11 Pokrovsky Boulevard, 101000 Moscow, Russian Federation;1. College of Business, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Theories of creativity collectively provide a rich but fragmented knowledge base for research. In order to better understand the nature of creativity, investigators must provide a more coherent theoretical foundation by integrating many theories from different disciplines. Unfortunately, interdisciplinary groups of theorists who attempt collaborative theoretic integration have trouble finding common conceptual ground for their unification efforts. The implicit influence of metaphor on thought causes some of these difficulties, but metaphor also holds potential for bridging the conceptual gaps between differing theoretical and philosophical positions. Interdisciplinary teams of theorists can engage in parallel processes of metaphorical exploration and nonmetaphorical verification to illuminate the barriers to integration, and to capitalize on the integrative potential of metaphoric thought. |
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