{"product_id":"2026200007322-secondhand-insight-and-outlook-an-inquiry-into-the-common-foundations-of-science-art-and-social-ethics","title":"Insight And Outlook: An Inquiry Into The Common Foundations Of Science, Art And Social Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good             ,              ex-library\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of intellectual history and philosophy, Insight and Outlook presents Arthur Koestler's ambitious unified theory of creative thought, arguing that science, art, and social ethics all share a common psychological and structural foundation. At the heart of the work is Koestler's concept of bisociation — the collision of two habitually incompatible matrices of thought — which he illustrates as the engine behind the comic, the aesthetic, and the scientific discovery alike. Written with the rigor of a scholar and the wit of a novelist, the text draws on an extraordinary range of examples, from the mechanics of a joke to the breakthroughs of Archimedes, to demonstrate that human creativity is governed by a single, identifiable logic. Koestler argues with bold conviction that the artificial boundaries separating the arts, the sciences, and ethics are not only misleading but intellectually impoverishing, and that a true understanding of the human mind demands a synthesis of all three. This sweeping and original inquiry remains a foundational text for anyone interested in the philosophy of mind, aesthetics, or the nature of human creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887891787995,"sku":"2026200007322-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b3487af6-ff46-40e5-a28c-b3ef86488404.png?v=1781748012","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007322-secondhand-insight-and-outlook-an-inquiry-into-the-common-foundations-of-science-art-and-social-ethics","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}