Issue243 [Aero 小组第一次作业]

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ISSUE243 - "The true value of a civilization is reflected in its artistic creations rather than in its scientific accomplishments."

    This statement is intended to compare the true value that lies in artistic creations and scientific accomplishments. However, in the real world, the definition of value can be broad which various groups have their focus, leading to different preference. Moreover, science and art activities are the two major forms of human creativities that merely no one can deny the great value that they have on our society.
    Artistic creations are widely considered as the important heritages of one particular civilization. These art heritages are usually so significant that they can serve as the symbols of civilization. So naturedly the study of one particular civilization usually begins by the history of art. Both experts and ordinary people have their understanding and appreciation of art creations of a nation. We are aware of the fact that the great value classical works of musicians such as Bach or Mozart have paved way for the thrive of western music. We are also clear that each nation who has a brilliant civilization has its unique style of architecture. Some scholars hold the notion that art is used to express feelings and thought. By studying art, we are also able to understand the ideas we formed throughout history and these ideas can help us understand our society and civilization.
    Scientific accomplishments, as opposed to art creations, may be thought of as the field which deals more with rational thought. Science and technology are born to allow us to think, understand rather than express our feelings and emotions. The problems with the tendency that ignores the importance of scientific creations in history may be lies in the fact that we are more brighter now than before. The scientific creations of a particular nation were once full of critical errors. These errors are mainly due to the limitations in human observations of their time. Some scientific creations that had great applications in history might also seem obsolete and lacking efficiency. However, with these imperfections we cannot deny the value with them. However, the value of scientific lies not in the practical use or rightness in these scientific creations but in the role that they played in the history of science development and the driving force that may performed in the progress in the history of a nation. Further, the study of science creations can give us other information of a civilization. A typical example is the finding that eastern and western people tend to think from a different perspective on certain fields. These information can be valuable in the study of cognitive of human beings.
      Moreover, the true value of a civilization can be different for people if their focus is different. For the people whose study is painting, they may only be particularly interested in the art creation of a short period or some particular style. And the study of physical science involves more the study of the formation and evolution of a theory rather than some esthetic objects. On the other hand, in some respects, the true value of science and art are mutually connected and reflected. For example, the architecture creation is a huge project requires both the understanding of structural physics and visual art. Also in history, there are abundant examples that art leads to new scientific ideas and the science then invigorates new arts forms and styles.
     In conclusion, artistic creations and scientific accomplishments have abundant values throughout their history. The values are different for different fields. We can also find that science and art also gain value from each other lead to new creation.

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