The Origins of Creativity [Paperback]

In a stirring exploration of human nature recalling his foundational work Consilience, Edward O. Wilson offers a luminous (Brimming with ideas . . . .As always, Wilson tosses off astonishing insights with charming ease (hes a master of the lyrically short sentence). These profoundly humane meditations on nature, creativity, and our primal yearnings will delight his longtime fans and provide newcomers with the perfect introduction to the career and ideas of one of our most distinguished living scientistswhose high school nickname, I was enchanted to learn, was 'Snake Wilson.'From our senior statesman of science comes this fascinating, eloquent, and important reflection on the vital kinship between the humanities and the sciences, the well of creativity fueling them both, and our need as a species to combine their truths to deal with todays demanding problems. Its a message that couldnt be more timely.Professor Wilson has managed to stay interesting and provocative decade after decade, and this latest volume is no exception. It will make you think long and hard and fruitfully!WithinWith his trademark boundless intellect and elegant writing, Wilson argues that we need both the sciences and the humanities in order to understand the deep origins of what makes us human.Wilson makes a case for blending an understanding of the sciences into the humanities in his latest work, raising provocative questions in the process.Luminous. . . . A concise, thoughtful exploration of how human understanding will be enhanced by a humanistic science and a scientific humanities.'Brimming with ideas. . . .