Art of the Soluble

List of contents

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

About the author

P.B. Medawar

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: P.B. Medawar
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781032116815
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3211681-5
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science