1971/03/01 by Albert Rothenberg · 2 citations
Psychology · #Creativity in Education and Neuroscience #Creativity #Relation (database) #Process (computing) #Psychology #Lateral thinking #Epistemology #Creative thinking #Cognitive science #Creativity technique #Cognitive psychology #Social psychology #Computer science #Philosophy
paper · doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1971.01750090001001
openalex publication_date 1971/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
"Janusian thinking"—the capacity to conceive and utilize two or more opposite or contradictory ideas, concepts, or images simultaneously—is discussed in relation to its role in the creative process in art, literature, architecture, music, science, and mathematics. I feel that understanding the psychological factors in creativity should be of importance in the theory and everyday practice of the art of psychotherapy.