Many people have an impression that science is rigorous and objective, while art is motional and tends to be subjective. Salvador Edward Luria, James Watson’s mentor, compares artistic creation and scientific discovery in “The Way of the Imagination”. (Luria-English.pdf)* Some agree with Luria but some do not. Write an essay to expound on the opinions of both sides based on examples of our texts and discuss the importance of imagination in scientific discovery (with your own opinion).
*This article can be found in S. E. Luria, A Slot Machine, A Broken Test Tube: An Autobiography (New York: Harper Colophon Books, 1985), pp.157-163.
