Bharath Sriraman
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“In terms of the mathematician’s beliefs about the nature of mathematics and its influence on their research, the study revealed that four of the mathematicians leaned towards Platonism, in contrast to the popular notion that Platonism is an exception today. A detailed discussion of this aspect of the research is beyond the scope of this paper; however, I have found that beliefs regarding the nature of mathematics not only influenced how these mathematicians conducted research but also were deeply connected to their theological beliefs (Sriraman, 2004a).”
― The Characteristics of Mathematical Creativity
― The Characteristics of Mathematical Creativity
“Investment theory claims that the convergence of six elements constitutes creativity. The six elements are intelligence, knowledge, thinking styles, personality, motivation, and environment. It is important that the reader not mistake the word intelligence for an IQ score. On the contrary, Sternberg (1985) suggests a triarchic theory of intelligence that consists of synthetic (ability to generate novel, task appropriate ideas), analytic, and practical abilities. Knowledge is defined as knowing enough about a particular field to move it forward. Thinking styles are defined as a preference for thinking in original ways of one’s choosing, the ability to think globally as well as locally, and the ability to distinguish questions of importance from those that are not important. Personality attributes that foster creative functioning are the willingness to take risks, overcome obstacles, and tolerate ambiguity. Finally, motivation and an environment that is supportive and rewarding are essential elements of creativity (Sternberg, 1985).”
― The Characteristics of Mathematical Creativity
― The Characteristics of Mathematical Creativity
“The psychodynamic approach to studying creativity is based on the idea that creativity arises from the tension between conscious reality and unconscious drives (Hadamard, 1945; Poincaré, 1948, Sternberg, 2000, Wallas, 1926; Wertheimer, 1945). The four-step Gestalt model (preparation-incubationillumination-verification) is an example of the use of a psychodynamic approach to studying creativity. It should be noted that the gestalt model has served as kindling for many contemporary problem-solving models (Polya, 1945; Schoenfeld, 1985; Lester, 1985). Early psychodynamic approaches to creativity were used to construct case studies of eminent creators such
as Albert Einstein, but the behaviorists criticized this approach because of the difficulty in measuring proposed theoretical constructs.”
― The Characteristics of Mathematical Creativity
as Albert Einstein, but the behaviorists criticized this approach because of the difficulty in measuring proposed theoretical constructs.”
― The Characteristics of Mathematical Creativity
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