false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168080504m/30676.jpg 30676 6 While the study of psychology has offered little in the way of explaining the creative process, Koestler examines the idea that we are at our most creative when rational thought is suspended--for example, in dreams and trancelike states. All who read The Act of Creation will find it a compelling and illuminating book. 2507334 1964 The Act of Creation (Arkana S.) total:36|5:16|4:12|3:8|2:0|1:0| 36 152 77 7 5 0 false false Wed Oct 07 05:45:19 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 06:16:49 -0700 2009
Fantastic book - comparison of art, science and humor and how they require similar creative processes, i.e. an orthogonal leap using combination of things that were already known. It puts scientists in their "proper" place, IMO, i.e. away from the "...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 30 12:08:50 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 16 12:25:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 17 16:16:25 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 19:09:42 -0800 2008
In some 700 pages Koestler makes the case for a new way of understanding the relationship between art and science. He does this in a most dense and thorough way that ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Thu Mar 06 11:29:12 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 01 06:45:02 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jul 10 10:12:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 10:12:44 -0700 2008
Looks pretty heavy, but I'm really interested in brain function and the creative process. I'll drink coffee before starting :)]]> 0 0 false false Thu Aug 23 22:36:01 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 22:36:27 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Aug 17 21:00:14 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 21:00:15 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Nov 26 08:54:55 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 08:54:55 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 09:54:43 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 09:54:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 15:17:19 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 15:17:19 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 22 10:40:19 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 10:40:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Sep 13 04:14:44 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 04:14:44 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 11 12:23:42 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 12:23:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 15:16:42 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 15:16:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 11:55:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 11:55:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 07 06:18:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 06:18:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 01:23:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 01:23:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 14:01:55 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 14:01:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 31 07:08:07 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 07:08:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 29 09:19:23 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 09:19:23 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=30676