Spontaneous

Colloquially referred spontaneity [ ʃpɔntaneitɛ ː t] (from French to spätlat spontanéité spontaneus of spons " own will, drive ", also. Spontaneity [ ˌ ʃpɔntanitɛ ː t])

• Involuntary mental processes
• A trait that makes someone act often unexpectedly
• The corresponding peculiarity of a single action

Must be distinguished from the use in philosophy, refers to the occurrence of an event without sufficient reason.

List colloquial meaning facets

Spontaneity mental processes

• The emergence of emotions (although caused by people or situations)
• The advent of many thoughts and " inspirations "
• Of associations
• And sometimes from memory

In this sense, "spontaneously" also synonymous with " involuntarily ".

Spontaneous actions

The person follows their own accord to the environment often surprisingly rapid manner, based on

• The high degree of intuition
• Good experience in dealing with their own emotions
• Unusually rapid consideration or decision of force
• A kind of reflex (rather with physical events )

Musical spontaneity

• Is an important design factor in the performance of musical works
• Based on active listening and experience in dealing with sound and time
• Is the basis of musical improvisation, solo and in group

Spontaneity as a character trait

Spontaneity in the positive sense:

• Not too much to plan, plan, for example, his vacation not far above the flight out
• Involve one's own feelings and those of a partner in decisions
• Be able to adapt quickly to new situations

As thoughtless, hasty, inappropriate or uncontrolled classified spontaneous behavior is also referred to as impulsive.

Spontaneity in the negative sense:

• Not wishing until the last moment in order not to anticipate one's feelings must
• Not meet deadlines and arrangements, or to let others wait because you rely on feeling, rather than looking at the clock
• To consider only their own feelings without regard to other

Lack of spontaneity makes predictable and socially inflexible, which can lead to an exaggerated need for security and to an abnormal social fabric.

Philosophical use

In philosophy since Immanuel Kant spontaneity means the ability of understanding and reason, on its own initiative to do something, be it by, for example, the mind spontaneously brings perceptions under rules and as phenomena which he has perceived understands (see also term (philosophy) ), it is that the will ( as a practical reason ) an act of free choice takes place, without being determined from outside or even his feelings and inclinations had. The antonym is the receptivity. For this is the colloquial use of the word as opposed to when a fast and situational reaction is referred to as spontaneous. The formation of concepts is not arbitrary in the strict sense, but rather the determination of one's own intentions by rational principles. As for Kant the free determination of the will of reason leads to a commitment to the moral law is carried out, even spontaneity and predictability are not opposites.