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The act of creation / Arthur Koestler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Arkana, 1989.Description: 751 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0140191917
  • 9780140191912
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.3/5
LOC classification:
  • BF 408 K78a 1964
Contents:
book 1. The art of discovery and the discoveries of art -- pt. 1. The jester -- 1. The logic of laughter -- 2. Laughter and emotion -- 3. Varieties of humour -- 4. From humour to discovery -- pt. 2. The sage -- 5. Moments of truth -- 6. Three illustrations -- 7. Thinking aside -- 8. Underground games -- 9. The spark and the flame -- 10. The evolution of ideas -- 11. Science and emotion -- pt. 3. The artist -- 12. The logic of the moist eye -- 13. Partners and wholeness -- 14. On islands and waterways -- 15. Illusion -- 16. Rhythm and rhyme -- 17. Image -- 18. Infolding -- 19. Character and plot -- 20. The belly of the whale -- 21. Motif and medium -- 22. Image and emotion -- 23. Art and progress -- 24. Confusion and sterility -- book 2. Habit and originality -- 1. Prenatal skills -- 2. The ubiquitous hierarchy -- 3. Dynamic equilibrium and regenerative potential -- 4. Reculer pour mieux sauter -- 5. Principles of organization -- 6. Codes of instinct behaviour -- 7. Imprinting and imitation-- 8. Motivation -- 9. Playing and pretending -- 10. Perception and memory -- 11. Motor skills -- 12. The pitfalls of learning theory -- 13. The pitfalls of Gestalt -- 14. Learning to speak -- 15. Learning to think -- 16. Some aspects of thinking -- 17. Association -- 18. Habit and originality.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BF 408 K78a 1964 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000045499

Originally published: London : Hutchinson, 1964.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 717-728).

book 1. The art of discovery and the discoveries of art -- pt. 1. The jester -- 1. The logic of laughter -- 2. Laughter and emotion -- 3. Varieties of humour -- 4. From humour to discovery -- pt. 2. The sage -- 5. Moments of truth -- 6. Three illustrations -- 7. Thinking aside -- 8. Underground games -- 9. The spark and the flame -- 10. The evolution of ideas -- 11. Science and emotion -- pt. 3. The artist -- 12. The logic of the moist eye -- 13. Partners and wholeness -- 14. On islands and waterways -- 15. Illusion -- 16. Rhythm and rhyme -- 17. Image -- 18. Infolding -- 19. Character and plot -- 20. The belly of the whale -- 21. Motif and medium -- 22. Image and emotion -- 23. Art and progress -- 24. Confusion and sterility -- book 2. Habit and originality -- 1. Prenatal skills -- 2. The ubiquitous hierarchy -- 3. Dynamic equilibrium and regenerative potential -- 4. Reculer pour mieux sauter -- 5. Principles of organization -- 6. Codes of instinct behaviour -- 7. Imprinting and imitation-- 8. Motivation -- 9. Playing and pretending -- 10. Perception and memory -- 11. Motor skills -- 12. The pitfalls of learning theory -- 13. The pitfalls of Gestalt -- 14. Learning to speak -- 15. Learning to think -- 16. Some aspects of thinking -- 17. Association -- 18. Habit and originality.

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