The Act of Creation

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"Arthur Koestler's immense and splendid work may it-self be regarded as a creative act Mr. Koestler is excellent and very illuminating on the real history of ideas " -kathleen nott, commentary
"A big day in the history of the humán mind. Arthur Koestler has published an enormous book. which, at a leap, has done much to make sense of that mystery of mysteries, genius." -peter lewis, london daily mail
" á valuable compendium of psychological and scien-tific information for the layman." -elizabeth janeway,
í\ saturday review
. ' " ¦ \ h > y . ' " learned, ingenious, am^sing, and altogether remark-ably stimulating written with admirable skill "
-victor lange, the new republic
In this future classic, which was recommended reading for all freshmen entering Radcliffe College in 1965, Arthur Koestler argues that the scientist's insight is simi-lar to the artist's act of creation, and that they share certain psychological conditions. Examining the common factors in scientific,... Tovább

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"Arthur Koestler's immense and splendid work may it-self be regarded as a creative act Mr. Koestler is excellent and very illuminating on the real history of ideas " -kathleen nott, commentary
"A big day in the history of the humán mind. Arthur Koestler has published an enormous book. which, at a leap, has done much to make sense of that mystery of mysteries, genius." -peter lewis, london daily mail
" á valuable compendium of psychological and scien-tific information for the layman." -elizabeth janeway,
í\ saturday review
. ' " ¦ \ h > y . ' " learned, ingenious, am^sing, and altogether remark-ably stimulating written with admirable skill "
-victor lange, the new republic
In this future classic, which was recommended reading for all freshmen entering Radcliffe College in 1965, Arthur Koestler argues that the scientist's insight is simi-lar to the artist's act of creation, and that they share certain psychological conditions. Examining the common factors in scientific, artistic, and comic creations, he gives examples from psychology, Eastern mysticism, biology, and literature which yield "the moment of truth" in the creator's achievement. Discussing the nature of genius, he defines the process by which ability evolves ^rito a completed work, and finds similarities to the creative process throughout the entire animal kingdom. A permanentíy rewarding book for all students of psychology, philosophy, and literature, as well as future and con-temporary scientists. \
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