Creativity in Nature and in the Mind
Novelty in Biology and in the Biologist's Brain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4387064 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henri Atlan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2/3 |
| Pages | 55 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SubStance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-2426 • E-ISSN: 1527-2095 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3684668 |
| OpenAlex | W2330705942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
they are able to account for emergence of newness in living systems. This observation underlines fact that means two different things: a new theory or discovery in biology, and also appearance or emergence of newness in a living system, either at level of organism or of species. Although different, these two kinds of novelty are related. If we wish to use all-encompassing concept of Nature, we must say that both kinds of novelty are produced by Nature. In other words, both could be described under general term the creativity of nature, and could be accounted for by natural laws, without resorting to will and miraculous deeds of Creator. In principle, relationship between these two kinds of biological novelty should work in both directions
Biology · Cognitive science · Creativity · Epistemology · Living systems · Natural (archaeology) · Novelty · Organism · Ecology · Origins and Evolution of Life · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |