FOREWORD TO "SCIENCE TEACHING AND THE HUMANITIES" BY PHILIPP FRANK

Rapoport comments that Dr Frank's critique of education and learning centers on its elementalistic character reflected in the rigid divisions between the special fields of science and in the even more unfortunate chasm between the sciences and the humanities. He detects that Dr Frank has realiz...

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Published in:Etc. 2004-12, Vol.61 (4), p.658-660
Main Author: Rapoport, Anatol
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aristotelianism
Definitions
Frank, Philipp
General Semantics Across the Curriculum
Humanities
Humanities instruction
Learning
Metaphysics
Operational definition
Philosophy
Physics
Reactionaryism
Science
Science Instruction
Scientific method
Scientific Methodology
Semantics
Source studies
Symbolism
Teaching Methods
Terminology
World Views
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Summary:Rapoport comments that Dr Frank's critique of education and learning centers on its elementalistic character reflected in the rigid divisions between the special fields of science and in the even more unfortunate chasm between the sciences and the humanities. He detects that Dr Frank has realized the need for a new orientation that should come through a close and critical scrutiny of the history of thought and of the methods of science.
ISSN:0014-164X
2168-9245