The Act of CreationAstudy of the processes of discovery, invention, imagination and creativity in humor, science, and the arts. It lays out Koestler's attempt to develop an elaborate general theory of human creativity. From describing and comparing many different examples of invention and discovery, Koestler concludes that they all share a common pattern which he terms "bisociation"--A blending of elements drawn from of two previously unrelated matrices of thought into a new matrix of meaning by way of a process involving comparison, abstraction and categorization, analogies and metaphors. He regards many different mental phenomena based on comparison (such as analogies, metaphors, parables, allegories, jokes, identification, role-playing, acting, personification, anthropomorphism etc.), as special cases of "bisociation". |
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Gebruikersrecensie - yarkan - LibraryThingInteresting 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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Gebruikersrecensie - P_S_Patrick - LibraryThingKoestler 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
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| Titel | The Act of Creation An Arkana book : psychology/psychiatry Arkana Series Laurel edition Penguin psychology |
| Auteur | Arthur Koestler |
| Editie | geïllustreerd, herdruk |
| Uitgever | Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 1964 |
| ISBN | 0140191917, 9780140191912 |
| Lengte | 751 pagina's |
| Citatie exporteren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |