The source our group chose to use that relates to our topic, Finding Common Ground Between Art and Science, deals explicitly with just that. Published by Alexander Baron, this poem reflects the argument Einstein and Picasso had in the play. Though Einstein and Picasso do not follow everything from the poem, their refusal to understand the similarities and what each of them offer is what shines through. (Spoilers)The poem is set up by introducing our two competitors and why they were always against each other. It gives an example argument of theirs from the past in which art tries to make a case and science invalidates each case by listing what art could not do without him. Angered, art challenges science to a duel. Science wins, but loses all when the world dies of boredom. The conclusion of both the argument between Einstein and Picasso and the poem is the same: art and science do not need to be competitors. Rather, they can and must coexist and complement one another. Despite what the beginning of Einstein and Picasso’s argument as well as the beginning of the poem would lead us to believe, art and science are not opposites, and it proves very easy to find common ground between the two.
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