tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925453458905823877.post244431201412607046..comments2024-01-09T19:56:03.647-05:00Comments on Freshwater Gastropods of North America: When Art and Science CollideRob Dillonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09916618545870123585noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925453458905823877.post-71177314805346688712012-07-27T17:30:04.073-04:002012-07-27T17:30:04.073-04:00I couldn’t resist commenting. Well written!
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Mr. Wentzl's creation doesn't make...Rob,<br /> Mr. Wentzl's creation doesn't make sense to me either, but don't judge the relationship between science and art on this type of stuff. I have studied the history and philosophy of science enough to recognize that science, like art, is a product of the creative imagination. The products of that creative human impulse may be judged by different criteria and involve some differences in accepted methodology. We both know that there has been plenty of stuff created in the sciences that currently make as little sense as Wentzl's piece (I doubt his will survive for very long either). Good science and good art both have aesthetic dimensions that are a significant factor in their acceptance.<br /> As for conservation - if the general public experienced the aesthetic pleasure we experience when we encounter our favorite invertebrate, we might not have to depend on those big, furry 'charismatic'animals for the preservation of their habitat. As I retire from my 40 years as a professor of zoology, my new career in art is intended to provide the public with some of that aesthetic pleasure.<br /><br /> -Jim Atkinson, MSUJames W. Atkinsonhttp://www.aestheticmollusc.comnoreply@blogger.com