Publisher's Synopsis
In the author?s own words 'this book is a collection of ideas intermixed with scientific findings, reasonable hypotheses and theories both logical and somewhat unconventional and finally impressions.' These 'relate to the commonalities of art, science and religion and in part to their analytic synthesis and implications for unity of thought.' By art the author means 'an area that covers painting, sculpture, architecture and music.' His science 'covers all the physical, biological and social sciences.' His religion is confined to the 'widespread Western religions.' By commonalities, he ?has in mind such phenomena as symmetry breaking, and hierarchic construction and disintegration, which seem to make their appearance everywhere I look.' The hope of the book is that through knowledge of the commonalities the 'transfer of knowledge' across fields will allow humankind to 'perceive better the structure and function of the world in which we live and the ups and downs of it and its parts.' He hopes that this understanding will 'provide a better basis for decision making, policy formation and planning.'
