The Soluble and the Insoluble or Are Two Cultures Better Than One?

The Soluble and the Insoluble or Are Two Cultures Better Than One?

Contributor(s):
Luria, Zella, 1924-
Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991
American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers
Publication:
Produced: [1974]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Humanities
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Speeches
Abstract:
This is the text of a talk written with Zella Luria on the relationship--and differences--between the humanities and scientific culture. In noting the rise of quantification techniques in certain areas of the humanities, such as cliometrics in history, the Lurias observe that this appears to be at odds with the disciplines' core principles: Among other things, the Lurias ask, how does one measure dignity, freedom, and/or justice? They add that, "Where the usefulness of quantification ends, where problem-solving meets its boundary, there the domain of the humanities begins. If science is the art of the soluble . . . The humanities might well be called the art of the insoluble."
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Extent:
11 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584611X142 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QLBBJX
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X142
Archival Collection:
The Salvador E. Luria Papers (Profiles in Science)