The necessary conjunction

Science and The Humanities

Bibliographic Data

ID12943447
AuthorsJohn Higgins (0000-0002-9139-4652, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), L Green (0000-0002-2941-1378, University of Cape Town)
Year2007
Volume12
Issue1
Pages5-18
Publication date2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueScrutiny2 (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1812-5441 • E-ISSN: 1753-5409
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/18125440701398513
OpenAlexW1606040260
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

Current discussion of Science and the Humanities in the South African academy tends to pose these two fields of study in oppositional and exclusionary terms: Science or the Humanities. In this paper we argue that the proper and necessary conjunction for discussion of science and the humanities should be an “and” rather than an “or” and suggest that the question of this conjunction has now become of critical importance for all those involved in the humanities.Tracing the opposition back to its roots in CP Snow's Two cultures, we argue that this received idea is outdated in terms of contemporary developments both in the history of science and in the practices in the humanities. In the unpredictable world of post-normal science, we argue, the application of historical, theoretical and textual interpretation to the world represents a key skill for the citizen in the information age

Conjunction (astronomy · Epistemology · Humanities · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies · Law · Philosophy · Publishing and Scholarly Communication

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