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Arts : a science matter / Maria Burguete, Lui Lam, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Science matters series ; 2.
- Science matters series ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science and the arts.
- Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 396 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book treats arts as part of science, from the unified perspective of Science Matters. It contains 17 chapters, with 18 contributors who are prominent humanists, professional artists, or scientists. It consists of three parts: Part I: Philosophy and History of Arts; Part II: Arts in Action; Part III: Understanding Arts. The book is aimed at both research scholars and lay people, and is unique in two important aspects. It is probably the first and only book that academic professionals and practicing artists contribute to the same book, as equals, on the common theme of creating and understa
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Philosophy and history of arts
- pt. 2. Arts in action
- pt. 3. Understanding arts.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613234780
- 9781283234788
- 1283234785
- 9789814324946
- 9814324949
- OCLC:
- 756280850
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