The aim of the book is to encourage an in-depth discussion of problems of fundamental importance that are common to the two cultures, but that are traditionally seen from different perspectives. The forum will bring together scientists, philosophers, humanists, musicians with the aim of fostering comprehension of problems that have traditionally troubled humankind, and establish more fertile grounds for the communication between the two cultures. The themes of the contributions are the followings: the concept of time, infinity, the concept and meaning of nothingness, numbers, intelligence and the human mind, basic mechanisms in the production of thought and of artistic creation, the relationship between artistic and scientific creativity.
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Time, Infinity, Cosmology.- Did Time Have a Beginning? A Meeting Point for Science and Philosophy.- The Flowand the Map: On the Dynamic and Static Views of Time.- The Evolution of the Universe.- And the Eternal Zeno Springs to Mind.- Creating the Physical World ex nihilo? On the Quantum Vacuum and Its Fluctuations.- Worldly Nihilism and Theological Nihilism — A Possible Definition.- General Discussion on the Themes of the First Section.- Intelligence and Emotions.- Original Knowledge and the Two Cultures.- The Many Faces of Intelligence.- Cycles of Re-Creation — A Psychoanalytical Approach to Music.- Beauty and Creativity.- Symmetry: A Bridge Between the Two Cultures.- The Dynamics of Beauty.- Scientific and Artistic Creativity: In Search of Unifying Analogies.- The Artworld and the World of Works of Art.- Architecture Between Science and Art.- The Mirror: An Optical Prosthesis that Multiplies the Reflective Abilities of the Mind.Köp den här e-boken och få 1 till GRATIS!
Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 324 ● ISBN 9788847008694 ● Filstorlek 10.4 MB ● Redaktör Ernesto Carafoli & Gian Antonio Danieli ● Utgivare Springer Italia ● Stad Milano ● Land IT ● Publicerad 2010 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 4715784 ● Kopieringsskydd Social DRM
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