Isbn: 9781921013256 - challenging the divide: approaches to science and poetry (2 Ergebnisse)

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Softcover. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition. An excellent copy. Signed by the author. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 217 pages. Ever since Descartes there has been vigorous debate about the separation of mind and body, and of rational thought and feeling. Challenging the Divide argues against dualistic views and proposes a re-engagement and cross-fertilisation between the âsciencesâ (rational, supposedly dispassionate, thought) and âpoetryâ (the arts, and felt thought and emotions). Contemporary scientists and poets offer their views on how both modes of thinking inspire and inform their work. Australian scientists and poets have contributed essays and poems, and the work of international writers such as Lewis Thomas, Miroslav Holub and Primo Levi is discussed. [Book Blurb].…