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Structural Intuitions: Seeing Shapes in Art and Science (Page-Barbour Lectures)
Martin Kemp
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Description for Structural Intuitions: Seeing Shapes in Art and Science (Page-Barbour Lectures)
Hardcover. Series: Page-Barbour Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 178. .
All great achievements of science must start from intuitive knowledge , wrote Albert Einstein. In Structural Intuitions, a fascinating exploration of the commonalities between two seemingly disparate realms, renowned art historian Martin Kemp applies Einstein's notion both to science and to art. Kemp argues that in both fields, work begins at the intuitive level, curiosity aroused by our recognition of patterns or order. Kemp's structural intuitions, then, are the ways we engage fundamental perceptual and cognitive mechanisms to bring order to our observed world. Through stimulating juxtaposition, Kemp considers connections between naturally occurring ... Read more
All great achievements of science must start from intuitive knowledge , wrote Albert Einstein. In Structural Intuitions, a fascinating exploration of the commonalities between two seemingly disparate realms, renowned art historian Martin Kemp applies Einstein's notion both to science and to art. Kemp argues that in both fields, work begins at the intuitive level, curiosity aroused by our recognition of patterns or order. Kemp's structural intuitions, then, are the ways we engage fundamental perceptual and cognitive mechanisms to bring order to our observed world. Through stimulating juxtaposition, Kemp considers connections between naturally occurring ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Page-Barbour Lectures
Condition
New
Weight
762g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813937007
SKU
V9780813937007
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Ref
99-31
About Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp is Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at the University of Oxford, UK and the author of Seen/Unseen, Leonardo, and Christ to Coke.
Reviews for Structural Intuitions: Seeing Shapes in Art and Science (Page-Barbour Lectures)
The idea of 'structural intuitions' as uniquely devised and defined by the author remains radical and unique, presenting a paradigm shift in thinking about the interconnections between art and science. Kemp has continued to develop an analysis of the phenomenon in a wide sweep across scholarly disciplines and over history. Here, he brings together a full, succinct, and even more ... Read more