Evolution, ecology, becoming Plastic creativity and a world of our creation The mind/brain relationship, with its various iterations and contexts, is fraught with the idea of ​​that precipice between the two , ideas that seek to define the boundary of the mind from the boundary of the brain. The sanctity of these definitional boundaries is questioned by political scientists and philosophers alike; drawing on neuroscience and evolutionary theories to reorient them for use in new and creative directions. That is, reclaiming the quality of ideology embedded in many theoretical frameworks and ways of knowing. Catherine Malabou and Bill Connolly bring this to the foreground of their work, engaging with the concepts of creativity, plasticity and the awareness that each present moment is right in the midst of its own becoming, to show, in Foucault's words, that we are more recent than we thought (Foucault, p. 173). Although Connolly's work derives more from the sphere of political theory, it overlaps with Malabou's philosophical work in a multitude of dimensions. Where Malabou's central concepts are those of plasticity versus flexibility, fragility in ideas of continuity and interdetermination, and reciprocity of translation and creation, Connolly works similarly in the space of junction and entanglement. Giving the image of a fragile world in which creative possibility is both abundant and dynamic, Connolly appeals precisely to the heterogeneity that the mind/brain distinction assumes in order to “appreciate the 'elbow space'” and allow that appreciation be cultivated (Connolly, page 15). In either case, both work toward a renewed emphasis and appreciation of the idea of ​​work done; working close to the brai...... middle of paper ......d self-generation, and in the heterogeneity that enters into conversation, our ideas about ourselves and our projections into the future are articulated. If intricate processes are properly recognized and embraced, new freedoms and transformations are made possible. Otherwise it doesn't give due credit to the mind or brain. Bringing forward these perspectives of Malabou and Connolly serves to enhance the themes of both Darwinian evolution and evolution as becoming, as their stories are implicated in each other and relevant to recognizing the conditions and possibilities of the present. FWorks cited Connolly, W. (2013). Evolution of species and cultural freedom. Baltimore.Foucault, M. (2003). The essential Foucault. New York: The New Press. Malabou, C. (1998). What should we do with our brain. New York: Fordham University Press.