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."
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- 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)