Summary
John Lehrer’s main point is to show how science needs the arts. John takes a long time to bring up this point. It was almost two pages into the essay that he started introducing how he believes that science needs art. He used the first two pages to talk about background on physics and how he has been fascinated by cubist paintings. These pages say that he likes it, but he never brings it back to any point until after he introduced the points. He should’ve introduced his main point earlier, so we could connect his thoughts and beliefs. I think when he said, “by heeding the wisdom of the arts, science can gain the kinds of new insights and perspectives that are the seeds of scientific progress”, he connected this well to his new belief that was introduced.
Glossed Terms
Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle:Establishes a limit to the precision at which something such as particles can be known (Dictionary).
“The bridging principle” (You may have to look at the text itself, for this definition.): Used to connect one idea to another? (Art vs. Science).
Reductionism:The practice of describing a complex issue in terms of facts held to represent a more fundamental level (Dictionary).
Synapse:A junction between 2 cells which is composed of a minute gap across them in which impulses can pass via diffusion of a neurotransmitter (Dictionary).
Epiphenomenon:A secondary effect that can arise but not influence a certain process or experiment (Dictionary).
Holistic perspective:Different factors taken into account to help generate a picture of a certain culture as a whole (Study.com).
You pick up on many things as you annotate. Great job! Continue to work on fleshing your marginal comments out. Don’t be afraid to write longer sentences. In fact, it’s possible to begin a paper in the margins of an assigned text.