P B Medawar

The Art of the Soluble

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1967, The Art of the Soluble presents collection of essays giving the views of the author on creativity and originality in science and on the logical connections between creative and critical thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 240g
• ISBN-13: 9781032116853
• ISBN-10: 1032116854
• Artikelnr.: 69946073

Autorenporträt

P.B. Medawar

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. D'Arcy Thompson and Growth and Form 2. Herbert Spencer and
the Law of General Evolution 3. Darwin's Illness 4. The Phenomenon of Man
5. The Act of Creation 6. A Biological Retrospect 7. Two Conceptions of
Science 8. Hypothesis and Imagination Index