Teaching and the Expanding Knowledge
- Title:
- Teaching and the Expanding Knowledge
- Creator:
- Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, 1893-1986
- Date:
- 4 December 1964
- Description:
- In this essay, Szent-Gyorgyi demonstrated his philosophical and humanistic approach to science and to life. Participating in a discussion at Brown University, he reflected on the nature of knowledge, research, and teaching, and urged that things be lived, not merely learned. Teaching, he said, must balance details and generalizations, but also be balanced with general human values.
- Periodical:
- Science
- Publisher:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Rights:
- Reprinted with permission from Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert. "Teaching and the Expanding Knowledge." Science 146 (4 December 1964): 1278-1279. Copyright 1964 AAAS., Readers may view, browse, and/or download material for temporary copying purposes only, provided these uses are for noncommercial personal purposes. Except as provided by law, this material may not be further reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, adapted, performed, displayed, published, or sold in whole or part, without prior written permission from the publisher., and http://www.sciencemag.org/
- Genre:
- Articles
- Subject:
- Knowledge and Teaching
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Periodical. Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert. "Teaching and the Expanding Knowledge." Science 146, (4 December 1964): 1278-1279. Article. 2 Images.. Science
- Legacy ID:
- WGBBJY
- NLM ID:
- 101584924X138
- Profiles Collection:
- The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584924X138
- Story Section:
- The Institute for Muscle Research, 1947-1972