Flash Cards: Patterns of Creativity

Refers to a rational and unemotional approach to understanding life, often criticized for lacking warmth and empathy.

Actions or practices where two or more entities support and enhance each other's growth or function, often seen in the relationship between science and art.

A metaphorical term coined to describe the decay or loss associated with memorials or memories, suggesting a neglect of the past.

To regard something with suspicion or doubt.

The ability to perceive or predict outcomes with insightful clarity, often associated with visionary thoughts.

Highly relevant or suited to a particular situation or context.

Figures, often poets, who convey profound insights or creativity that others may not fully understand.

Moments of 'in between' time or experiences that are fleeting and not fully grasped, akin to the phases of the moon.

Poets may see science as restrictive, fearing it strips beauty from the world, as highlighted by Wordsworth and Keats.

Shelley embraced science and used it as inspiration in his poetry, viewing it as a source of joy and illumination.

Darwin expressed that his scientific pursuits diminished his appreciation for poetry, feeling a disconnect with the arts.

Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction and introduced concepts like 'lines of force', transforming scientific thought.

Maxwell acknowledged Faraday as a mathematician of high order, whose concepts laid groundwork for future scientific developments.

Faraday humorously suggested that scientific discoveries could eventually lead to practical applications, like taxation.

Shelley argues that poetry captures the essence of human experience and connects deeply with truth, knowledge, and beauty.

There is a tension between science and poetry, where they compete but are not entirely mutually exclusive; both contribute to understanding life.

Shelley claims poetry immortalizes the best and happiest moments of the human spirit, capturing truths that transcend time.

Yeats refers to it as 'the profoundest essay on the foundation of poetry in the English language', highlighting its significance.

The absence of such a document raises questions about the acknowledgment of science's value compared to the arts in society.