Can Philosophy Help Creators on Their Creative Journey?
Welcome to Creacion Colectiva.
As a writer, creative coaching is something that really excites me. The whole idea of creating a home for artists to grow together feels so right.
While I’m still early on in my creative journey, I’m also a quick and enthusiastic learner who loves to share my journey and all the wisdom I’m gaining along the way.
As a philosophy student, I can’t help but see patterns between my creative ideas and many philosophical concepts. At times, I wonder if I study philosophy because I think philosophically or if I think philosophically because I study philosophy.
Today, the following question popped into my head along with a profound answer: Could philosophy help creators on their creative journey? And the answer is, heck yeah!
As I mentioned in my previous article, “Do the Difficult Things,”
philosophy serves as the foundation upon which all theoretical and practical sciences are developed. That means all psychological and social facts that creative coaches use to delve into their clients’ cores have their origins in philosophy.
Socrates could be a great creative coach, helping artists in their creative processes by focusing on self-discovery through questioning and dialogue while helping them uncover new perspectives. The Socratic method could be crucial for our journey.
Friedrich Nietzsche emphasized individuality, self-expression, and overcoming societal norms through his writing. His ideas could guide us even further in finding our unique voice.
William James, as a pragmatist philosopher, thought his focus on the importance of experience and examination could provide us valuable insights in our quest to cultivate our creative abilities.
Simone de Beauvoir’s existentialist philosophy might encourage us to confront existential questions and explore the meaning behind our creative pursuits, empowering us to create authentically.
And many more philosophers.
Unfortunately, although we have access to their works, we can’t always see how those philosophical ideas can apply to our creative journey and give us direction.
Sometimes, we need an extra pair of eyes to help us see clearly.
And that is what I aspire to do: to create a safe space for all artists to bloom, communicate, learn, and evolve – a home, as I already said.
For this reason, I created an Instagram account named @creacioncolectiva.art where we can all learn and grow together, create, and apply philosophy in our creative journey.
I’m also posting my free Substack articles about creators on creating there, so feel free to join the community.
I will be very happy to welcome you aboard!
If you’ve reached the end, thank you! Your support means a lot. Feel free to drop a comment and share your thoughts — let’s chit-chat about anything you wish! :)
