Beyond the Finite - The Sublime in Art and Science

Informationen zum Autor Roald Hoffmann is the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor Emeritus of Humane Letters at Cornell University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1981 for his work concerning the course of chemical reactions. Iain Boyd White is Professor of Architectural History at The University of Edinburgh and Director of the Visual Arts Research Institute Edinburgh (VARIE). His current research interests include visual cognition in the arts and sciences, and translation as cultural exchange. Klappentext 0 Zusammenfassung This book, through essays by nine leading scholars with diverse academic backgrounds, explores the sublime's relationship to art and science. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction: The Sublime 2: Affective Foundations of Creativity, Language, Music and Mental Life: In Search of the Biology of the Soul 3: The Non-Conscious Sublime: A Small Reflection 4: Pretty Sublime 5: Against the Sublime 6: Neuroscience and the Sublime in Art and Science 7: Quantum Romanticism: The Aesthetics of the Sublime in David Bohm's Philosophy of Physics 8: Disobedient Machines: Animation and Autonomy 9: On the Sublime in Science

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Iain Boyd Whyte, Roald Hoffmann, Roald (EDT)/ Boyd Whyte Hoffmann
• Con la collaborazione di: Iain Boyd Whyte (Editore), Roald Hoffmann (Editore), Hoffmann Roald (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2011
• EAN: 9780199737697
• ISBN: 978-0-19-973769-7
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 147 mm x 217 mm x 17 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Chimica > Chimica fisica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte; Theory of art, popular science, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, ART / Criticism & Theory, Philosophy of Science