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This work describes an approach, based on the laws of information theory, to the study of a wide spectrum of phenomena of creation. The aim is to set up a model that derives important features common to the two diverging streams of human intellectual activity - exact natural sciences and ""humanities"". It is the book's tenet that by trying to integrate or harmonize these two spheres, man can better control, and thus increase the effectiveness of, human knowledge. This monograph is intended for researchers and postgraduates seeking supplemental reading specializing in information theory, theoretical physics, biology, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, the history of culture, art studies and other subjects.

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Author:   German Golitsyn ,  Vladimir Petrov
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Weight:   0.492kg
ISBN:  

9783764329334

ISBN 10:   3764329335
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   June 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1: Information and adaptation.- 1.1 Mutual information.- 1.2 Valuable information.- 1.3 Principle of the information maximum.- 1.4 Expansion: Principle of the entropy maximum.- 1.5 Adaptation as organization.- 2: Evolution and creation.- 2.1 Life.- 2.2 Reflexion as a factor of evolution.- 2.3 Memory.- 2.4 Response of the system to a new stimulus.- 2.5 Conditions of the informational interaction. Threshold.- 2.6 Emotions.- 2.7 Perception and pattern recognition.- 2.8 Consciousness.- 2.9 Thinking.- 2.10 Creation.- 2.11 Intuition and logic.- 3: Mechanisms of language.- 3.1 Language: How many mechanisms are involved?.- 3.2 From pre-linguistic mechanisms - to language.- 3.3 On language as one of the roots of literature.- 3.4 The sound structure of language: Choice of the information channel.- 3.5 Phonetic structures: Possible ideal types.- 3.6 Possible evolution of sound structures.- 3.7 At the final step of evolution.- 3.8 Physical realization of speech communication.- 4: Construction of the aesthetic sphere.- 4.1 Natural objects: Absolute and conventional criteria.- 4.2 Artificial objects: By-product and special perfecting impacts.- 4.3 Concrete images and art.- 4.4 Objects' features, signs, and art.- 4.5 Emotional impact of art: Social aspect.- 4.6 The Hamburg score of art.- 5: Devices of art.- 5.1 How to attract attention?.- 5.2 How to keep attention? Nuance.- 5.3 How to switch attention? Contrast.- 5.4 Laws of harmony: Golden section.- 5.5 Temporal structures in poetical works: Theoretical considerations.- 5.6 Temporal structures: Experimental results.- Towards a human integral culture (concluding remarks).

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