Precursors of the Eureka Moment as a Common Ground Between Science and Theology
Abstract. “Eureka moments” can be said to be based on intuition, but their deeper foundations are phylogenetic evolution and subconscious gestalt processes, as analyzed by the late Nobel laureate Konrad Lorenz. By incorporating Lorenz's findings, modern epistemology could avoid three common err...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1994
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Eureka moment
B Epistemology B Objectivity B discovery B Konrad Lorenz B Creativity |
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| Summary: | Abstract. “Eureka moments” can be said to be based on intuition, but their deeper foundations are phylogenetic evolution and subconscious gestalt processes, as analyzed by the late Nobel laureate Konrad Lorenz. By incorporating Lorenz's findings, modern epistemology could avoid three common errors which have crept into the discussion. Those errors are: (1) that epistemology is language-dependent; (2) that epistemology is primarily subjective; and (3) that epistemology is creative and not methodological. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1994.tb00660.x |