The power of humor in ideation and creativity research shows that humor can help people be more creative in problem solving. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chapters cover everything from the potential of creativity to the way tranquillity is reflected in chinese poems and painting. Taoism and creative practice massey research online. Taoism also posits a goal of spiritual wholeness, integrity, or wisdom as the final attainment in a psychologically healthy and satisfying life. In taoism, one goal in old age is to become like a child who exhibits intuitive wisdom. Taoism is, in general, is a system of thought or philosophy or a form of wisdom to help one learn the way and practice it.
Creativity and taoism by chungyuan chang overdrive. Problem of evil in taoism 37 deeply interested in nature but mistrusted reason and logic 1956, 163. The one is the essence of tao, the essential energy of life, the possession of which enables things. Pdf the basis of the taoist worldview is one unified pulsating cosmos and all its manifestations. This article explains some of the basic concepts of taoism, such as yin yang, chi and wu wei. Throughout most of chinas imperial history, confucianism was the predominant intellectual influence. Through some analogies between eastern thinking, especially that of the ancient chinese taoism, and some contemporary schools of psychology related to the gestaltic neohumanism and the so called.
Using taoist principle of the unity of opposites to explain conflict and peace key sun central washington university this articleexplains theprinciple. A study of chinese philosophy, art and poetry by chungyuan chang isbn. Chungyuan changs deceptively simple and always lucid narrative explores the relationship between the tao and the creative arts, introducing classic paintings and poems to bring taoism to life. In china the classical tones of confucianism have been balanced not only by the spiritual shades of buddhism but also by the romantic hues of taoism. Taoistic psychology of creativity wiley online library. Thetaoistreligion, itisasignificantfactthat,whilstcomparativelysolittle hasyetbeendoneinthefieldsofchineseetymology andhistory,whereanamplesupplyofexactknowledgeis. Tao represents the unknown, the blank areas of the map, the places we go to discover more about our nature.
In this paper, lao tzus tao is psychologically reinterpreted in terms of taoistic cognition, taoistic objectivity, and taoistic creativity. The power of humor in ideation and creativity psychology. In creativity and taoism, chang chungyuan makes the elusive principle of tao available to the western mind with objectivity, warmth, and depth of insight. Pdf the creative process in taoism and western psychology. According to blofeld, taoism is an ancient method of human development and also. A study of chinese philosophy, art and poetry chung yuan chang pdf download. Using taoist principle of the unity of opposites to. This allegory, which succinctly expresses taoist sentiments concerning the role of discursive knowledge in human affairs, no doubt strikes. Ho writes, for example, in no earlier period of chinese. The tao of human relations robert stensrud kay stensrud universityof northerniowa cedarfalls,iowa this article proposes to outline how the teachings of taoism, an ancient oriental system of thought, can contribute to a deeper understanding of interpersonal and intergroup rela tionships.
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