本課程以柏格森（Henri Bergson）的思想為主軸，探討創造力作為人類知識先驅的可能性。柏格森在《創造進化論》(Evolution créatrice)裡曾以人有變化符號的能力來說明其有別於其他生物的進化。柏格森指出，所有社會皆通過符號溝通而能建立，動物用符號建立社群，通過固定符號而維持千年不變且穩固的社會結構。人類既具有固定符號的本能，亦能改變符號，造就其進化發展。人類的變化能力發生在實際生活之中，通過與世界互動，使其系統進化。符號的進化亦通過言說改變人的思考結構，使之看見、想像他過去所未想見之事，並由此永不停歇地前往人類思想未曾抵達之處。
This course focuses on the ideas of Henri Bergson and explores the possibility of creativity as a precursor to human knowledge. In "Evolution Creatrice" (Evolution Creatrice), Bergson used the ability of human beings to change symbols to explain their evolution that is different from other living things. Bergson pointed out that all societies are established through symbolic communication. Animals use symbols to establish communities and maintain a stable and stable social structure for thousands of years through fixed symbols. Human beings have the instinct to fix symbols, but they can also change symbols, leading to their evolution and development. Human beings' ability to change occurs in real life, through interaction with the world, allowing it to evolve systematically. The evolution of symbols also changes people's thinking structure through speech, allowing them to see and imagine things they have never imagined in the past, and thus never stop going to places where human thought has never reached.
Henri Bergson (1941). L’évolution créatrice. Paris : Puf.
柏格森。《創造進化論》。北京：商務，2004。
Henri Bergson (1941). L’évolution créatrice. Paris : Puf.
Bergson. "Creation Evolution". Beijing: Commerce, 2004.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 課堂參與課堂參與 class participation |
50 | 課堂參與度（包含討論、提問與回應）25% 作品導讀25% |
| 期中報告期中報告 interim report |
25 | 書面報告 |
| 期末報告期末報告 Final report |
25 | 書面報告 |
