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The Poetry and Music of Science : Comparing Creativity in Science and Art by Tom McLeish; is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Poetry and Music of Science : Comparing Creativity in Science and Art about?

What human qualities are needed to make scientific discoveries, and which to make great art? Many would point to 'imagination' and 'creativity' in the second case but not the first. This book challenges the assumption that doing science is in any sense less creative than art, music or fictional writing and poetry, and treads a historical and contemporary path through common territories of the creative process. The methodological process called the 'scientific method' tells us how to test ideas w

Who reads The Poetry and Music of Science : Comparing Creativity in Science and Art?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Tom McLeish;
Publisher
IRL Press at Oxford University Press
Published
2019
Language
EN
ISBN
9780192518910
Category
science
Subjects
Psychology, Science, Religion
Updated
2026-03-25

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