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This volume marks the beginning of a 4000-page correspondence between Charles Biederman, founder of Constructivism in the 1930s, and David Bohm the prestigious physicist known for his interpretation of quantum theory. Available for the first time, we are given a rare opportunity to read through and engage in a transatlantic, intellectual discussion on art and science, creativity and theory.

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They revel in each other's inquiring spirit, and readers can only revel in their adventure, A useful set of summaries of the letters is appended. -Publishers Weekly Passionate and stimulating... Crystallized in this volume, the first of a series comprising the 4000 pages of the principals' correspondence between 1960 and 1969, is the spirit of an age struggling to understand itself . . . They revel in each other's inquiring spirit, and readers can only revel in their adventure. - Publishers Weekly In the Bohm-Biederman Correspondence we find revolutionary minds at work, seeking to close the hiatus between art and science, and more deeply to understand nature as a fundamentally creative process and what this implies for responsible human action, whether as artists, scientists, or in the creative living of our lives.. -Gordon Globus, Emeritus Professor, UC Irvine These letters address with passion, vision and a sense of urgency, crises in science and art which we still face today. Here is an opportunity not only to encounter the exciting ideas of two creative thinkers, but to witness the unfolding of those ideas through a dynamic dialogue. -Ronald L. Chrisley, University of Sussex

They revel in each other's inquiring spirit, and readers can only revel in their adventure, A useful set of summaries of the letters is appended. -Publishers Weekly Passionate and stimulating... Crystallized in this volume, the first of a series comprising the 4000 pages of the principals' correspondence between 1960 and 1969, is the spirit of an age struggling to understand itself . . . They revel in each other's inquiring spirit, and readers can only revel in their adventure . - Publishers Weekly In the Bohm-Biederman Correspondence we find revolutionary minds at work, seeking to close the hiatus between art and science, and more deeply to understand nature as a fundamentally creative process and what this implies for responsible human action, whether as artists, scientists, or in the creative living of our lives.. -Gordon Globus, Emeritus Professor, UC Irvine These letters address with passion, vision and a sense of urgency, crises in science and art which we still face today. Here is an opportunity not only to encounter the exciting ideas of two creative thinkers, but to witness the unfolding of those ideas through a dynamic dialogue. -Ronald L. Chrisley, University of Sussex

They revel in each other's inquiring spirit, and readers can only revel in their adventure, A useful set of summaries of the letters is appended. <br>-Publishers Weekly <br> Passionate and stimulating... Crystallized in this volume, the first of a series comprising the 4000 pages of the principals' correspondence between 1960 and 1969, is the spirit of an age struggling to understand itself . . . They revel in each other's inquiring spirit, and readers can only revel in their adventure<br>. <br>- Publishers Weekly <br> In the Bohm-Biederman Correspondence we find revolutionary minds at work, seeking to close the hiatus between art and science, and more deeply to understand nature as a fundamentally creative process and what this implies for responsible human action, whether as artists, scientists, or in the creative living of our lives.. <br>-Gordon Globus, Emeritus Professor, UC Irvine <br> These letters address with passion, vision and a sense of urgency, crises in science and art which we still face today. Here is an opportunity not only to encounter the exciting ideas of two creative thinkers, but to witness the unfolding of those ideas through a dynamic dialogue. <br>-Ronald L. Chrisley, University of Sussex <br>

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Charles Biederman, David Bohm. Edited by Paavo Pylkkanen

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