Thoughtful and articulate study of the origin of ideas. Role of the unconscious in invention; the medium of ideas -- do they come to mind in words?...
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May 16, 2010
DJ
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I dove into this book excited to learn how the minds of great scientists churn but instead was reminded of the great danger that accompanies reading old science texts - lengthy discussions of crackpot theories (i.e. phrenology) and passionate defenses of well-accepted ideas (i.e. not all mental activity is conscious). Taken as a survey of late 19th/early 20th century thinking on creativity and thought, the book reveals how stubbornly we humans cling to the mech warrior hypothesis of behavior -
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Jul 06, 2007
Henrik
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Very interesting and worthwhile content. Hadamard interviewed the big names of the time to see how they did it.
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