The Act Of Creation
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What drives the spark of human genius — and can it ever be explained? In The Act of Creation, Arthur Koestler presents one of the most ambitious and original theories of creativity ever committed to print, arguing that all creative acts — whether in art, science, or comedy — share a single, fundamental mechanism he terms bisociation: the sudden collision of two previously unconnected frames of thought. Drawing on an extraordinary breadth of knowledge spanning biology, psychology, neuroscience, and the history of ideas, Koestler illustrates his thesis through a brilliant taxonomy of human achievement, from the punchline of a joke to the revolutionary insight of Archimedes in his bath. A landmark work of twentieth-century intellectual thought, The Act of Creation is as much a work of philosophy as it is of science, written with the elegance and wit that defined Koestler's celebrated career. His prose is bold and sweeping, uniting disciplines that academia too often keeps apart, and challenging the reader to reconsider the very nature of thought itself. First published in 1964, the book remains a provocative touchstone for anyone who has ever wondered what it truly means to have an idea — and whether the creative mind can ever fully understand its own mysterious workings.
Author: Arthur Koestler
Format: Hardback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
What drives the spark of human genius — and can it ever be explained? In The Act of Creation, Arthur Koestler presents one of the most ambitious and original theories of creativity ever committed to print, arguing that all creative acts — whether in art, science, or comedy — share a single, fundamental mechanism he terms bisociation: the sudden collision of two previously unconnected frames of thought. Drawing on an extraordinary breadth of knowledge spanning biology, psychology, neuroscience, and the history of ideas, Koestler illustrates his thesis through a brilliant taxonomy of human achievement, from the punchline of a joke to the revolutionary insight of Archimedes in his bath. A landmark work of twentieth-century intellectual thought, The Act of Creation is as much a work of philosophy as it is of science, written with the elegance and wit that defined Koestler's celebrated career. His prose is bold and sweeping, uniting disciplines that academia too often keeps apart, and challenging the reader to reconsider the very nature of thought itself. First published in 1964, the book remains a provocative touchstone for anyone who has ever wondered what it truly means to have an idea — and whether the creative mind can ever fully understand its own mysterious workings.