Just a quick thought on the "battle" between the arts and science. =
The very existence of the conflict seems to validate Bourdieu's =
account of fields of cultural production. We do not need to look too =
far back in history to a time when science was defiled as a dirty, =
working class enterprise, and expertise in the arts, literature, and =
philosophy were essential for nobility. Alas, we cannot go to =
Congress or any other governmental body and explain to them that they =
are only prolonging a fashion, not striking forward toward the =
essential truth of the universe.
Peace, Edouard
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: Freedom and constraint are two aspects of the same necessity, :
: the necessity of being the man you are and not another. You :
: are free to be that man, but not free to be another. :
: Saint-Exup=E9ry, _The wisdom of the Sands_, 1948 =
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