Tradition and Understanding: The Sciences and the Humanities.

Burstyn, Harold L.

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ERIC Number: EJ010491

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Publication Date: 1969

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Tradition and Understanding: The Sciences and the Humanities

Burstyn, Harold L.

Sch Soc, 97, 2320, 419-424, 69 Nov

A Discussion of C.P. Snow's "Two Cultures based on a paper delivered to the History and Philosophy of Science Forum, Iowa State University, April, 1968. The author developes Snow's ideas regarding the distinction between the cumulative and incorporative tradition of science and the noncumulative and nonincorporative tradition of the humanities. Implications of these ideas for education are clarified. (Author/AP)

Descriptors: Education, Educational Needs, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies, History, Human Development, Humanities, Science Education, Sciences, Scientific Attitudes

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