These creators, makers of the new, can never become obsolete, for in the arts there is no correct answer. The story of discoverers could be told in simple chronological order, since the latest science replaces what went before. But the arts are another story - a story of infinite addition. We must find order in the random flexings of the imagination.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Artistic creation remains valuable because it has no fixed end point like science.
- In plain terms
- Artists stay relevant because art grows forever while science updates.
- What can you take from it?
- Creativity endures because it adds to culture rather than replacing it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does art differ from science in value?
- Why do some fields never become obsolete?
Another view
Some scientific work also builds cumulatively without fully replacing past work.
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