Art and Science: One in Term Paper

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The process whereby the truth of a certain matter or problem is investigated is in and of itself an art form. Though the manner in which certain problems are investigated are very similar, they are also very different depending on the person conducting the experiment. Each scientists works in a unique manner as does each artists working to uncover beauty. Thus one may suggest that the quest for uncovering truth is much like the quest for discovering beauty. In fact, one may simply define beauty as the pursuit or discovery of the certain truth about something or someone.

As alike as these two concepts may be they are also irreconcilably different. In the process of finding the truth one must seek out concrete realities. Typically these realities have to be something that can be proved or disproved, based on reasoning and logic rather than subjective experience. Science often involves experimentation that is formal in nature and reproducible for the most part.

Art however does not necessarily involve truths or reality (though art may reveal a certain truth or truths about the artist that creates a work of art). Much of what art is in essence is actually very abstract rather than concrete.
The pursuit of beauty does not necessarily entail discovery of scientific truths or follow any logical pattern. Most forms of art may be reproduced, but will never be exactly the same as the original creation.

Rather the entire process is almost entirely subjective, and may vary from person to person. What is found to be scientifically true by nature however, cannot vary from person to person. Rather what is 'science' must be concerned with something that is common and true for all rather than for some. What is 'art' must be concerned with something that is true or beautiful for some but not all......

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