The Blackwinged Night: Creativity In Nature And Mind

by F David Peat

Overview

What does the creation of matter in the universe have to do with humanity's creative spirit? What is the connection between, on the one hand, art, literature, and music, and, on the other hand, mathematical theorems and scientific theories? Taking an overarching scientific view of the universe and our place in it, scientist-philosopher F. David Peat explores the incredible similarities and connections between the Universe's "creativity," which reveals itself in the laws of nature, and the creativity of human consciousness. He provides an unparalleled view of the origins of the universe and asks: What acts to transform matter into art? And how does creativity enter into the lives of each of us? Brilliant and wide-ranging, The Blackwinged Night explores the very essence of the creative spirit and the way it animates the physical world, giving us the power to experience beauty-whether gazing into the night sky or listening to Bach's B-minor Mass.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738204918
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	05/10/2001
Series:	Helix Books
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Physicist F. David Peat was an associate of the late physicist-philosopher David Bohm and is the author of many popular science books, including Infinite Potential: The Life and Times of David Bohm and Superstrings: The Search for the Theory of Everything.

Table of Contents

1: Introduction ..... 1

2: The Living Universe ..... 33

3: The Big Bang ..... 59

4: Silence and the Void ..... 89

5: Language ..... 115

6: All About Time ..... 145

7: Creativity and the Body ..... 175

8: Conclusions ..... 205

Index ..... 229

Editorial Reviews

David Peat is exceptionally well qualified to write about creativity, because he combines being a physicist with a wide knowledge of the arts. The book is packed with illuminating insights.

Anthony Storr