Humanities, March/April 1997: CONTENTS

Humanities, Mar/Apr 97 A Conversation with . . .
Jefferson Lecturer Stephen Toulmin discusses his own philosophy of science with Endowment Chairman Sheldon Hackney

An Intellectual Odyssey
Toulmin's journey from physicist to philosopher to ethical theorist: an appreciation by Marx W. Wartofsky.

An On-Campus Glimpse
Toulmin backstage in a USC dorm.
(by Meg Sullivan)

Confronting Science: The Dilemma of Genetic Testing
The monk and his pea plants were just the beginning of the anguish over societal values.
(by Doris T. Zallen)


In addition . . .

Romancing the Word
Filmmakers bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Midwife's Tale to the screen.
(by Nadine Ekrek)

Valley of the Shadow
Images of a farmland divided by the Civil War come to life on the Internet.
(by Jane Aikin)

Obstructed View
The sacred art of Africa's Baule people invokes mystery and sometimes danger.
(by Robert Bolin)

Searching for Leonardo
A new play at Boston's Museum of Science explores the myths and the man.
(by Amy Lifson)


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