Talk:Gentle Science

I have .. been thinking more and more about the approaches toward Gentle Science and how it can be effectively communicated. I feel that your summary is an excellent start. I would like to add something that is perhaps so fundamental to Gentle Science that it may be unnecessary to include:

Science has been defined as "The knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method" (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science). Gentle Science balances the "systematic acquisition of knowledge based on the scientific method" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science) with thorough reflection upon these systems and methods. This is akin to the statement by Socrates that "The unexamined life is not worth living..." (Plato, Apology, 38a; http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Socrates). An adaptation might be "unexamined science is not worth practicing/publishing." However, in a more practical sense, the examination of science may involve considering science while keeping in mind the items outlined in our website draft. This notion of reflection/examination/awareness may also then overlap with MiPArt and other artistic approaches. Daniel Alan Kane, 2010-01-02