The Pursuit Of The Romantic Movement - 774 Words

It is illustrative of a wider cultural dichotomy that it seems simultaneously radical and conformist to the point of truism to state that â€Å"science† has been a definably romantic endeavour, in culture and practice. The heroic and transcendent in science (namely that which is seen to contribute to improvement) has obviously been endorsed and celebrated through prose, poetry and image, but few of these celebrations directly acknowledge the values of the romantic. Likewise, the surprising interdisciplinary overlap that existed before the lath eighteenth and early nineteenth century definition and division of scientific application and research, art and academia is rarely discussed. Similarly, the embrace of the subjective, the social and the highly experimental amongst earlier, scientifically inclined romantics sits uneasily with enlightenment grounded assertions that the primary scientific focus has always been the discovery of natural â€Å"rules† and applications, t hrough pure logic and reason. Within this paper, the influences and cultural changes that the romantic movement (particularly within the superlatively receptive nations of Britain and Germany) wrought upon the definable sciences will be discussed, with reference to how romanticism has helped to shape functions and perceptions of the â€Å"scientific† disciplines across time. A conclusion will then be made as to the extent and nature of romantic influence, both historically and within the contemporary western world. 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