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Hallucinogens and Culture: Creativity and Psychedelic Drugs
Michael Montano
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ANT 4461-Spring 2013 mmont251@fiu.edu 4/11/13
Table of Contents
Introduction…………………………1 Background………………………….3
Main Body of Paper…………………6 Discussion and Conclusion...…..…...12 Pictures……………………………...14
References…………………………...18
In a world where the mind is its own unknown universe, it is no surprise that scientists, philosophers, scholars and the everyday person try to understand how the brain works. We try to utilize as much of the brain as possible to get through the day. At every moment of everyday, thousands of neurons bounce around that tell our body to breathe, to move, to create. Creativity is a topic that many people want to understand and have difficulty finding answers. “What makes a person more creative than me” is a common question we find ourselves asking. Some may say that the parents that played Beethoven and other classical music when their child was in the womb is a contributing factor. Others say that at a young age, they were put in arts programs whether it be dance, music lessons or art classes. Many believe that creativity has to do whether a person is right-handed or left-handed. Regardless of what people think, studies have shown that it is quite difficult to measure creativity levels between different individuals. Creativity is left to opinion to the person that is observing the creation. Creativity is interpretative and often is highly influenced by word of mouth and prestige. Alice Flaherty said, “A creative idea will be defined simply as one that is both novel and useful (or influential) in a particular social setting.” Many of the times, creativity is a bell-curve that comes in waves and eventually repeats itself. Most of the works of art in literature, art, dance and music has great influence from past generations and so the struggle to be different and create something new rises. From the 1950s to the 1960s,
Michael Montano
2667847
ANT 4461-Spring 2013 mmont251@fiu.edu 4/11/13
Table of Contents
Introduction…………………………1 Background………………………….3
Main Body of Paper…………………6 Discussion and Conclusion...…..…...12 Pictures……………………………...14
References…………………………...18
In a world where the mind is its own unknown universe, it is no surprise that scientists, philosophers, scholars and the everyday person try to understand how the brain works. We try to utilize as much of the brain as possible to get through the day. At every moment of everyday, thousands of neurons bounce around that tell our body to breathe, to move, to create. Creativity is a topic that many people want to understand and have difficulty finding answers. “What makes a person more creative than me” is a common question we find ourselves asking. Some may say that the parents that played Beethoven and other classical music when their child was in the womb is a contributing factor. Others say that at a young age, they were put in arts programs whether it be dance, music lessons or art classes. Many believe that creativity has to do whether a person is right-handed or left-handed. Regardless of what people think, studies have shown that it is quite difficult to measure creativity levels between different individuals. Creativity is left to opinion to the person that is observing the creation. Creativity is interpretative and often is highly influenced by word of mouth and prestige. Alice Flaherty said, “A creative idea will be defined simply as one that is both novel and useful (or influential) in a particular social setting.” Many of the times, creativity is a bell-curve that comes in waves and eventually repeats itself. Most of the works of art in literature, art, dance and music has great influence from past generations and so the struggle to be different and create something new rises. From the 1950s to the 1960s,
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