Creativity, tailoring and basic research

Abstract

In the discussion article, A.M. Dorozhkin and S.V. Shibarshina focus on the concepts of the problem, the task, and the features of the creative personality as a single isolated subject. To a certain extent, such a view is "opposed" by the socioepistemic approach, since today it is extremely difficult to consider a person outside the socio-cultural context. The distinctive features of the concepts of tasks and problems in connection with the fields of science and education are briefly demonstrated. As an example of a kind of creative adaptation practice, to which modern scientists are forced to resort (taking into account difficult socio-economic realities), "tayloring" is considered - a type of activity consisting in a "creative" written justification of the importance and usefulness of basic research (J. Calvert). The collective and institutional aspects of modern science, which play a role in the possible limitation of the process of generating new (creative) ideas in science, are discussed (P. Stanford). The opinion is given, in solidarity with the statement of A.M. Dorozhkin and S.V. Shibarshina, that the method of epistemological randomization is most characteristic of activities in the field of philosophy. Following C. Rovelli, it is emphasized that philosophy can serve as an important "creative resource" for scientific activity.