The Divide Between Humanities and Science : Why It Matters and How It Can Be Repaired.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brusca, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science and the humanities.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford : Ethics International Press Limited, 2025.

Summary:

The humanities have become increasing siloed and distant from science. This book will address the reasons for this and the harm it is doing, and it illustrates ways to bring these endeavours back together that are beneficial to both disciplines. Humanities are the cultural undertakings (art, music, literature, theater, philosophy, etc.) that set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. Humanities teach us to think creatively, reason, and analyse complex situations. They offer practical skills crucial in professional settings, like critical thinking, empathy, cross-cultural acceptance, reading and writing skills, and clear communication. The humanities steer us away from xenophobia and toward understanding and empathy. They broaden our mind in ways that are healthy for individuals and society. Recently, colleges of "arts and science" have been diminished. In the US fewer than 80 such programs remain in higher education (out of >4,000 US universities/colleges) with severe cuts of faculty and programs in the humanities. The proportion of undergraduate students studying humanities fell 30% between 2005 and 2020. Elected officials are advocating for elimination of state funding for the humanities. The great divide between humanities and science continues to grow. K-12 STEM and Common Core Standards discourage reading literature, and students arrive at college unprepared, lacking endurance to read long passages or write a proper paragraph. Some question the point of reading at all. Today, few scholars work comfortably across science and humanities. This volume will express the views of some individuals who do so, producing creative works that express the nature of how a blending of these great human pursuits can be accomplished.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

List of Contributors

Threads of Knowing

Sam Illingworth

Introduction

Richard C. Brusca

References Cited

The Integration of Humanities and Science

Why There Is a Need to Integrate Humanities and Science, in Teaching and in Practice

How Humanities and Science are Being Successfully Integrated

Section I Bridging Humanities and Science in (and Outside) the Classroom

Educational Ecologies for the Anthropocene

Sylvia D. Torti

The Liberal Arts of the Past No Longer Serve

Merging Science and The Humanities

Integrated Minor in Ecology

The World is a Series of Ecological Systems

Human Ecology: Education for the Anthropocene

What Would It Really Take?

Bridging Science and Humanities Through Steinbeck's The Log from the Sea of Cortez

W. F. Gilly

Teaching Sea of Cortez: A Personal Journey

Steinbeck and Ricketts: A Common Worldview and Sea of Cortez

Behind Sea of Cortez: Breaking Through to Holism

Behind Sea of Cortez: The Hero's Journey

Teaching Sea of Cortez as the Hero's Journey

Appendix: Content Behind the Hero's Journey of Sea of Cortez

1. Prepartion and Departure (Introduction and Chapters 1-6)

2. Discovery (Chapters 7-9)

3. Searching, Finding, and Warp (Chapters 10-13)

4. Non-teleological Thinking (Chapter 14)

5. Exuberance (Chapters 15-19)

6. Changing Tides (Chapters 20-25)

7. Beginning of the End (Chapters 26-27)

8. Closing the Circle (Chapters 28-29)

Acknowledgements

License to Explore: Inviting STEM Students to Borrow an Artist's Point of View

Kelly Presutti, Verity Platt, Johannes Lehmann

The Current State of Things

Environment &amp

Sustainability is the Fastest Growing Major at Cornell.

Stress of Pre-professional Programs

Climate Anxiety

What is Different About Our Colloquium

Creativity as the Overarching Theme of the Colloquium

Concept: Experience, Rather than Knowledge, as Overarching Learning Goal of the Discussion Section

Concept: Generosity (Different from Active Learning or High Impact Practices)

Undefined Outcomes (Anti-conclusion)

Blending the Arts &amp

Sciences: Cultivating Curiosity Through Fieldwork

Shelly L. Brown-Jeffy, Nadja B. Cech, and Omar H. Ali

Barriers to Interdisciplinary Teaching in the Traditional Classroom

Cultivating Curiosity with Minerva (by Omar Ali)

The Shoppers Privilege Scavenger Hunt (by Shelly Brown-Jeffy)

The Underground Railroad Tree (by Nadja Cech)

Conclusion

Back to the roots!

Vera Meyer

Section II Integrating Art and Science

How Do We Envision a Future?

Josie Iselin

Art + Science: Imperishable Change That Renovates the World

Kysa Johnson

You Can't Do That

You Can't Ask That

Break On Through

Come Together

The Marks and the Medium are the Message

A Mansion with Many Rooms

Jolie-Laide and Mythos/Logos

As Below, So Above

Heisenberg, Collapse, and the "Imperishable Change That Renovates the World"

Collapsing is Becoming

A Snake Eating Its Own Tail

Both/And

Hello, Weather! Community Contributions to Weather and Climate Monitoring

Andrea Polli

The Public Good and the Cooperative Weather Station Network

Public Access to Satellite and Remote Sensing

Modelling, Prediction, and Public Participation

Hello, Weather! Case Studies

Successes/Failures

Of Bubbles and Leaves

Daniel Zeller

Section III Thoughts on Integrating Science and the Humanities.

Unraveling the Science/Philosophy Paradox: A Key Factor in Repairing the Divide

Chris Enke

Henri Poincaré and Explanations as Analogies, Metaphors, and Models

When Analogies Aren't Available or Cease to Work

Poincaré's Traces of Reality

Exceptions: A Bane or a Boundary?

The Impossibility of Exhaustive Testing and Ultimate Accuracy

Empirical Evidence Has Made a Lot of Science "Settled"

Who Knows What Tomorrow Will Bring?

Calls for Resolving the Dichotomy

Creating Science is a Distinctly Human Art

How Reconciliation Could Affect the Teaching and Practice of Science

How Science Journalism Could Benefit from This Perspective

Why Having a Better Story is Critical

The Way of Integration

Thomas Lowe Fleischner

On the Magic Trail with Vladimir Nabokov

Mary Ellen Hannibal

Last Minute

Facts and Fancy

Manifest Destiny

Father's Butterflies

The Sorting Hat

Something Else Again

How Lush My Garden

Lisa K. Harris

Walking Into the Radical Center Between Plant Humanities and Human Ecology

Gary Paul Nabhan

Exploring the Interplay of Scales in Science and Art

John Gregg

Contributor Biographies.

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ISBN:

9781837110148

183711014X

OCLC:

1524424472