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Aldous Huxley
individual being? He believes that man is a part of nature and makes this
belief the starting point of his investigations, although this view point seems
to be quite simple as all educated persons all over the world accept this
theory in the latter half of the twentieth centaury. People believed that man is
a part of nature as a stone, as a cactus as a camel is. A part of the three broad
categories animal, vegetables and minerals .But this view point has hurt the
self esteem of the western man who believed that the man is unique of its
kind. When he is started to be categorized as animal, the western man is hurt
but he can not oppose this truth .Giordano Bruno was burnt at stake because
he refused to give up his theory what the neither our earth nor the man is the
unique and the chosen one. There is a hidden desire in man to declare,
himself greater than life and nature. He wanted to be seen and regarded as
unique and immortal, larger than anything else
were mechanics, mathematics and astronomy. Among the latest were psychology and sociology no
wonder if in future more sciences will be born. In that state, the job of philosophy will be greater
because then it will be more difficult to synthesize the incoherent sciences, dealing with the
particular. The work of philosophy, the mother of sciences, will never be done.lt will serve three
main functions - first to give birth, secondly to set quarrels and finally to harmonize the
particular sciences.
whereas good works of literature involve us and rouse the feelings such as pity, fear, sorrow,
pleasure and so on. They extend our sympathies. The tragedy of Antigone which occurred in
classical Athens still touches us.
It is true that arts and science contribute in shaping the attitudes of those who remain in
touch with them for a long period of time. The humanities and science do well in their
respective field. Science Only can adopt the methodological product to reach to some
scientific generalization. Likewise only humanities can provide us human means of attaining
human goals.