Origins of Knowledge and Imagination by Jacob Bronowski

Origins of Knowledge and Imagination by Jacob Bronowski

A gem of enlightenment. . . . One rejoices in Bronowski's dedication to the identity of acts of creativity and of imagination, whether in Blake or Yeats or Einstein or Heisenberg.--Kirkus Reviews
According to Bronowski, our account of the world is dictated by our biology: how we perceive, imagine, symbolize, etc. He proposes to explain how we receive and translate our experience of the world so that we achieve knowledge. He examines the mechanisms of our perception; the origin and nature of natural language; formal systems and scientific discourse; and how science, as a systematic attempt to establish closed systems one after another, progresses by exploring its own errors and new but unforeseen connections. . . . A delightful look at the inquiring mind.--Library Journal
Eminently enjoyable to read, with a good story or 'bon mot' on every page.--Nature
A well-written and brilliantly presented defense of the scientific enterprise which could be especially valuable to scientists and to teachers of science at all levels.--AS Science Books & Films
Contents
1. The Mind as an Instrument for Understanding
2. The Evolution and Power of Symbolic Language
3. Knowledge as Algorithm and as Metaphor
4. The Laws of Nature and the Nature of Laws
5. Error, Progress, and the Concept of Time
6. Law and Individual Responsibility

Bronowski, Jacob: - Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974) was Director General, Process Development Department, The National Coal Board, London, England.

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ISBN 13	9780300021929
ISBN 10	0300021925
Title	Origins of Knowledge and Imagination
Author	Jacob Bronowski
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	1978-03-01
Number of pages	144
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