TY  - BOOK
AU  - Koestler,Arthur
TI  - The act of creation
SN  - 0140191917
AV  - BF 408 K78a 1964
U1  - 153.3/5 
PY  - 1989///
CY  - London
PB  - Arkana
KW  - Creative thinking
KW  - Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
KW  - Creative ability
N1  - 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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