The problem of developing creativity of education рrocessors

Abstract

The problem of the development of creativity of modern youth is one of the leading in the reform of education. Many scientists worked on it. The concept of "creativity" was defining in Western science in the 30's years of the XIX century, in native psychology and pedagogy since the early 60's of the XX century, but the philosophical aspect of the study of this problem begins with Plato and Aristotle. Plato believed that man (above all, the artist) receives inspiration, creative ideas from the gods and being their guide in life. Aristotle put forward the idea of the origins of inspiration as a result of the mental associations of man himself. In 1939, James Webb wrote a book «The Technique of Producing Ideas» in which he focused on the point, that idea nothing is more than a new combination of old elements. The ability to bring old elements into new combinations depends largely on the ability to see the links between them. From this perspective, creativity is the ability to make new connections between old elements. It's similar to how our brains work.