Structural Intuitions: Seeing Shapes in Art and Science

by Martin Kemp

"All great achievements of science must start from intuitive knowledge," wrote Albert Einstein. In Structural Intuitions, a fascinating exploration of the commonalities between two seemingly disparate realms, renowned art historian Martin Kemp applies Einstein's notion both to science and to art.

Kemp argues that in both fields, work begins at the intuitive level, curiosity aroused by our recognition of patterns or order. Kemp's "structural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813937000
• ISBN13: 9780813937007
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 8.7"