THE CREATIVE PROCESS IN EASTERN PHILOSOPHY

Abstract

This article explores the concept of the creative process in Eastern philosophy, tracing its historical development and the transformation of various approaches to creativity. Since antiquity, philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle have closely examined the nature of creative activity, emphasizing its intellectual and emotional dimensions. The discussion of creativity was further developed by Eastern scholars, including Ibn Sina, Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi, and Abu’l-Hasan Bahmanyar, who integrated Peripatetic philosophy with spiritual and mystical insights. These thinkers regarded the creative process as an act that stimulates both intellectual understanding and spiritual realization, highlighting the interplay between sensory experience, rational cognition, and illumination in human thought