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Cognitive Innovation, Irony and Collaboration

2017; Centre for Philosophical Research; Volume: VIII; Issue: Special Linguagem: Inglês

10.26913/80s02017.0111.0002

2082-6710

Michael Punt, Susan L. Denham,

Action Observation and Synchronization

What seems clear from the experiences of researchers in CogNovo is that the concept of cognitive innovation offered a new vocabulary, and thus a clear space, within which creativity could be explored free from the baggage of prior conflicting definitions.The concept was, from its inception, intrinsically ironic in the sense that Richard Rorty developed the term.Although initially we did not fully appreciate the potential this offered, approaching creativity under the rubric of cognitive innovation led to novel ideas that would not have emerged if we had taken a more conventional discipline led approach.One example was expressing creativity as a mathematical function and as a media form in a parallel text.The absurdity of describing a process of such complexity in this form did not pass us by.However, this self-conscious irony, not a common rhetorical strategy in the sciences, clarified our understanding of cognitive innovation as a recursive function that allowed us to express a continuity between the basic life processes of exploration, innovation and the construction of the self, and the social and cultural ramifications of these processes; creativity.It led us to conclude that cognitive innovation furnishes a view of the self as a dynamic entity, for whom reality and novelty are contingent on one's current state, both of which can change and be changed, and offers a means for enhancing the rigour of the current debate on what counts as creative.It also reveals the value of irony in not disavowing the inevitability of multiple perspectives and prospectives on reality, and consequently offers a way to avoid unnecessary reductivism.In this paper, we will argue, as we take the insights of CogNovo forward, that irony offers a hitherto unappreciated strategy for collaborative research.DUMBY.I congratulate you, my dear fellow.In this world there are only two tragedies.One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.The last is much the worst; the last is a real tragedy!But I am interested to hear she does not love you.How long could you love a woman who didn't love you, Cecil?CECIL GRAHAM.A woman who didn't love me?Oh, all my life!DUMBY.So could I.But it's so difficult to meet one.LORD DARLINGTON.How can you be so conceited, Dumby?DUMBY.I didn't say it as a matter of conceit.I said it as a matter of regret.I have been wildly, madly adored.I am sorry I have.It has been an immense nuisance.I should like to be allowed a little time to myself now and then.LORD AUGUSTUS.[Looking round.]Time to educate yourself, I suppose.DUMBY.No, time to forget all I have learned.That is much more important