Creative Activity and the Development of Consciousness: A Discussion With Piaget and Rudolf Steiner
Tânia Stoltz, Marcelo da Veiga, Ulrich Weger
Journal of Psychology Research March 28, 2023 DOI: 10.17265/2159-5542/2023.03.001 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Adults participating in creative-process sessions |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key points | Argues that creative activity can foster consciousness of aspects of one's own existence, drawing on Piagetian constructivism for the development of autonomy and on Steiner's ideas for the development of an ethical individuality. Adults' participation in creative-process sessions, and the questions posed afterward about links between what they created and their lives, are presented as evidence of practices favorable to increasing self-awareness and to the process of developing an ethical individuality. |
Abstract
This study aims to discuss the possibility of becoming conscious of certain aspects of one's own existence through creative activity.The discussion involves Piagetian constructivism and Steiner's ideas about human development and is justified by the contribution of creative activity to the development of autonomy, according to Piaget, and to the development of an ethical individuality, according to Steiner.The participation of adults in sessions of creative process, as well as the questions posed after this activity, asking for the relationships between what they created and their life, is evidence of practices favourable to increasing the grasping of consciousness of self and of the process of developing an ethical individuality.