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Beauty and the Beast : the Aesthetic Moment in Science by Ernst Peter Fischer (auth.) is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Beauty and the Beast : the Aesthetic Moment in Science about?
Showing how the aesthetic delights of thought, analysis, research, and discovery are leading components of the scientific mind and process, he examines everything from snowflakes to the overall makeup of the space-time continuum. He explores these concepts and others including the golden mean, evolution, symmetry in nature, as well as imaginary numbers and irrationality as proof of beauty in science. He presents truth as a state of beauty - and beauty as the embodiment of truth. This book will a
Who reads Beauty and the Beast : the Aesthetic Moment in Science?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ernst Peter Fischer (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer US Imprint : Springer
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780306460111
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Social Science, Science, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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