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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349510303321

Autore

Schiller Robert

Titolo

Between One Culture : Essays on Science and Art / / by Robert Schiller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-20538-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 228 p. 62 illus., 42 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

540.9

701.05

Soggetti

Chemistry—History

Physical chemistry

History

Physics

Philosophy and science

History of Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

History of Science

History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

Philosophy of Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Mithodology -- Alchemy -- Poems and Science -- Novels -- Thermodynamics -- Fine Arts -- The Pleasure of Doubt -- A private letter about this book.

Sommario/riassunto

This book argues that science and the arts are not two different cultures, but rather different manifestations of the same culture. Divided into seven parts, it presents a collection of translated and revised essays, mostly at the intersection between realia and humaniora. In the first two parts, the author discusses how some myths, both ancient and modern, have become intertwined with scientific ideas. The chapters in the following four parts address poems, novels, plays, and pieces of fine art that have some scientific content, as well as scientific findings which seem to have also been



discovered in art. The chapters in the final part examine a number of inspiring doubts and necessary errors in the history of science. This collection of essays, most of which were originally published in Hungarian, is intended for the general public and as such includes no mathematical, physical or chemical formulae. It offers a unique resource for all those curious about the interconnections between science, art and literature.