Science History: Fifteen Lectures - The Series of General Knowledge Lectures by Renowned Scholars

Author: Jiang Xiaoyuan
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: The rapid development of modern civilization has made the distance between natural sciences and humanities increasingly vast. The once-wise and knowledgeable Aristotle, a genius of great learning, is now considered a myth. This is certainly not good, but rather the price humanity has had to pay for achieving modern civilization. The wise have long been concerned about this issue. As early as the early 20th century, when President Conant of Harvard University suggested using the term "Science and Scholarship" to encompass both fields, it was met with great enthusiasm. At that time, Sarton was passionately calling for the establishment of a bridge between humanists and natural scientists. The bridge he chose was not something else—none other than the history of science; he believed, "Building this bridge is the primary cultural need of our time."