Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Auden , W. H. (1989-12), The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays, Vintage Books/Random House, Retrieved on 2011-09-14
Folksonomies: essays

Memes

14 SEP 2011

 Science VS Art

The subject matter of the scientist is a crowd of natural events at all times; he presupposes that this crowd is not real but apparent, and seeks to discover the true place of events in the system of nature. The subject matter of the poet is a crowd of historical occasions of feeling recollected from the past; he presupposes that this crowd is real but should not be, and seeks to transform it into a community. Both science and art are primarily spiritual activities, whatever practical applica...
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What the two have in common and the different ways they approach the world.

14 SEP 2011

 Science Cannot be Celebrated With Poetry

The true men of action in our time, those who transform the world, are not the politicians and statesmen, but the scientists. Unfortunately poetry cannot celebrate them because their deeds are concerned with things, not persons, and are, therefore, speechless. When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes.
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Because science deals with things and not persons.

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