Philosophy:What are the differences between the sciences and the Arts.

In this essay I will look closely at the many differences between arts and sciences. I will then discuss the similarities between arts and sciences in the light of my criticisms, and finally attempt to criticise science and scientists and show the arrogant assumptions that are made about science. There are several different criticisms that have been commonly levelled at science and scientists as a whole. I shall begin by attempting to identify these criticisms and identifying the reasoning behind each of them.

The first of these criticisms is that science has been given similar status to a religion. It was commonly thought in the early days of science that science would eventually develop a theory for everything, thereby replacing religion through removing the ambiguous and the incomprehensible parts of life with which religion dealt. In many ways science has replaced religion in the 21st century, as it has become the object of faith and even devotion. A blind faith has been placed ...