Chase, Chance, and Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty

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MIT Press, 2003-08-15 - 267 psl.
A personal story of the ways in which persistence, chance, and creativity interact in biomedical research.

This first book by the author of Zen and the Brain examines the role of chance in the creative process. James Austin tells a personal story of the ways in which persistence, chance, and creativity interact in biomedical research; the conclusions he reaches shed light on the creative process in any field. Austin shows how, in his own investigations, unpredictable events shaped the outcome of his research and brought about novel results. He then goes beyond this story of serendipity to propose a new classification of the varieties of chance, drawing on his own research and examples from the history of science—including the famous accidents that led Fleming to the discovery of penicillin. Finally, he explores the nature of the creative process, considering not only the environmental and neurophysiological correlates of creativity but also the role of intuition in both scientific discoveries and spiritual quests. This updated MIT Press paperback edition includes a new introduction and recent material on medical research, creativity, and spirituality.

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Of Nerves and Neurologists Boston 1950
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Enlarged Nerves Oakland 1951
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Metachromasia New York City 1953
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Microscopic Studies New York City 1953
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Sulfated Lipids Portland Oregon 1955
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Molecules and Meanderings 1957
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Controls and the Experimental Globoid Response 1960
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Enzymes and India 1961 19621963
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Never on Monday The Unhappy Accidents
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The Roots of Creativity
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Some Dimensions of Creativity
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The Creative Personality Pro
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The Creative Personality Pro and Con
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Motivations Underlying Creativity
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Flashback Life with Father 1941
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The Search for Novel Stimuli
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Flashback The Chase 1942
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Tom and Lafora Bodies 1965
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Finger Prints on the Window Filling in the Hole
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Overview What Next? So What?
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The Varieties of Chance
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Chance and the Creative Adventure
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On the Trail of Serendipity
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The Kettering Pasteur and Disraeli Principles
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Personal Encounters with Chance IIV
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The Spanish Connection
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Altamirage
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The Fleming Effect Examples of Chance in Biology and Medicine
86
Right BrainLeft Brain One Brain
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The Quest The Quests
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The Creative Setting
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The Creative Prelude
159
Moments of Creative Inspiration
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Follow Through A More Personal View
168
All Quiet on the Eastern Front?
173
Prescription for Creativity
185
Summary
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In Closing
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James H. Austin, a clinical neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner for more than three decades, is Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Courtesy Professor of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is the author of Zen and the Brain, Chase, Chance, and Creativity, Zen-Brain Reflections, Selfless Insight, Meditating Selflessly, and Zen-Brain Horizons, all published by the MIT Press. For more information, please visit www.zenandthebrain.com.

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