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The Demarcation Problem

Submitted by jrlewis on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 3:56pm.

Despite desperately wanting to find a meaningful difference between art and science, I have not yet succeeded.  It is possible to attribute this failure my lack of knowledge about art in terms of history and philosophy.  With enough knowledge, I might be able to come up with a distinction. 

However, I am not sure how useful it would be.  I already know there is an intersection between the methodologies of art and science, darkroom photography is an example.  A conceptual overlap occurs in the concept of symmetry as used in printmaking and chemistry.  The great overarching story of art and science is inquiry.  This leads me to question at what level is differentiation significant? 

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