. . . by Matt Nisbet, formerly of Framing Science, and now at at Big Think/Age of Engagement:
Too often art is viewed instrumentally by science, as a vehicle for gaining public support or promoting science. This is unfortunate. Science and art should be viewed as cultural equals with art an important expression of public appreciation but also concern over the nature and consequences of science.
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I guest authored a post for the ineluctable The Education of Oronte Churm, over at Inside Higher Ed. The good Mr.
In the old days, the words "art" and "science" did not mean the same thing they mean today, at least in academia. Today, unfortunately, they have almost come to mean opposites. You can't be doing both at once. Or, at least, that's what people who haven't thought about it much may think.