Notebooks of the mind
Subtitle: explorations of thinking
By: Vera John-Steiner.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Creative thinking; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Description: How do creative people think? Do great works of the imagination originate in words or in images? Is there a rational explanation for the sudden appearance of geniuses like Mozart or Einstein? Such questions have fascinated people for centuries; only in recent years, however, has cognitive psychology been able to provide some clues to the mysterious process of creativity. In this revised edition of Notebooks of the Mind, Vera John-Steiner combines imaginative insight with scientific precision to produce a startling account of the human mind working at its highest potential.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 229-243.
Includes index.