The Act of Creation

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Hutchinson, 1976 - 748 pagina's
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The author advances the theory that all creative activities have a basic pattern in common, which he attempts to define.

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Interesting to think about the idea of creativity and humour have connections with bringing together different perspectives. I liked the continuum of human endeavours, showing biology is closer to the humanities. Volledige review lezen

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Koestler puts forward his theory of the shared mental processes that take place in the successful artistic, scientific, and comedic mind, which he calls bisociation. He discusses how discovery of a ... Volledige review lezen

Inhoudsopgave

From the Foreword to the First Edition by Professor
15
Preface to the Second Danube Edition
23
LAUGHTER AND EMOTION
51
Copyright

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Over de auteur (1976)

Arthur Koestler was born on September 5, 1905 in Budapest, Hungary and studied at the University of Vienna. Koestler was a Middle East correspondent for several German newspapers, wrote for the Manchester Guardian, the London Times and the New York Herald Tribune. Koestler wrote Darkness at Noon, which centers on the destructiveness of politics, The Act of Creation, a book about creativity, and The Ghost in the Machine, which bravely attacks behaviorism. Arthur Koestler died in London on March 3, 1983.

Bibliografische gegevens

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TitelThe Act of Creation
The Danube edition
AuteurArthur Koestler
Editie2, geïllustreerd, herdruk
UitgeverHutchinson, 1976
Oorspronkelijk uitde University of Michigan
Gedigitaliseerd1 okt 2008
ISBN0091282705, 9780091282707
Lengte748 pagina's
  
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