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LITERATURE AND SCIENCE

For the text  EVOLUTION OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE: LITERARY PERSPECTIVES meant for Undergraduates in M.G. University as part of the syllabus since 2009. Summary of the essay "Literature and Science" With due credits to the editors and essayist For Academic use only LITERATURE AND SCIENCE This essay written by Aldous Huxley opens up possible divergences between the attitudes and approaches taken up by the man of science and the man of letters. Huxley tries his best to elucidate a very complicated topic, though for a layman the essay seems insurmountable. The topic of science as well as of literature could remain centered on human affairs but they are always mutually exclusive. Huxley begins his essay by stating the fact that experiences of life are vital in interpreting human condition. Most of our experiences are private but some experiences can occur to so many people in similar fashion, hence there are possible similarities in experiences. The outer reali