Tag: # Arthur Koestler

    Here I present:《DREAMING》, Arthur Koestler’, Act of Creation’, 1964. CONTINUED Arthur Koestler’ ladder as a taxonomy of disciplines, can be viewed as chronobiology of meaning — a circadian clock of symbol density. Arthur Koestler’ Clock as Symbol–Energy Gradient. The sequence moves from chemical necessity to aesthetic freedom: 1 o’clock Chemistry – reaction. 2 … Continue reading 《DREAMING》, Arthur Koestler,”Act of Creation”,1964. CONTINUED

  Continue reading Arthur Koestler’, “The Act of Creation”, 1964: “Novel_Epic_Lyric Melody_ Arthmethic”.

  INTRODUCTION. Arthur Koestler’  series that is implicit in his book but rarely stated outright.We are identifying the form beneath language itself, melody.Novel → Epic → Lyric → MelodySeen cognitively (not literarily), this is a descent beneath words, not an ascent beyond them.Why melody comes after lyricLyric is already at the limit of language:compressedrhythmicvoicedemotionally saturatedBut … Continue reading Arthur Koestler, “The Act of Creation”, 1964. “Novel_Epic_Lyric_Melody”.

In The Act of Creation‘ (1964) book by Arthur Koestler’ proposes what he calls elev­en (11) “stages (levels) of subjectivity”, arranged as a continuum from objective description to fully subjective expression. The following list matches his intent very closely. The Koestler’ idea is that the same human reality can be approached at progressively higher levels … Continue reading Arthur Koestler, “The Act of Creation”, 1964. CONTINUED.