Human Endeavor
HISTORICAL CONCEPTS
Cultural Development
Human Endeavor
ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS
PROGRESSIVE IDEAS
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HISTORICAL CONCEPTS
Cultural Development
ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS
PROGRESSIVE IDEAS
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People do a lot of
things. I think we can classify the whole range of human activity in
terms of arts and sciences. In this system, an art is concerned with
method (how to do something) and a science is concerned with truth (why
something is the way it is). An art is an intentional, reproducible,
and communicable action. Science consists of a body of observable
facts. Note that what other people called facts in the past have since
been shown untrue. To the extent our predecessors could observe their
facts, they were true. To the extent we can disprove them today, they
are false; even as our beliefs will undoubtedly be challenged by our
successors. The point is, it is a convenient way to classify human
knowledge and will lead to later conclusions. Speaking practically,
however, I don't believe it's possible to divorce science from art or vice
versa.
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