The act of creation - Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983. (London : Arkana, 1989)
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.
Originally published: London : Hutchinson, 1964.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 717-728).
Keywords: Creative thinking; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.); Creative ability