William Whewell Quotes about Art

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In art, truth is a means to an end; in science, it is the only end.

In art, truth is a means to an end; in science, it is the only end.

Art, Mean, Truth Is

William Whewell (1840). “Aphorisms Concerning Ideas, Science & the Language of Science”, p.25

Gold and iron at the present day, as in ancient times, are the rulers of the world; and the great events in the world of mineral art are not the discovery of new substances, but of new and rich localities of old ones.

William Whewell

Art, Science, Discovery

William Whewell (1856). “Lectures on the Progress of Arts and Science, Resulting from the Great Exhibition in London ...”, p.22

The object of science is knowledge; the objects of art are works. In art, truth is the means to an end; in science, it is the only end. Hence the practical arts are not to be classed among the sciences

William Whewell

Art, Knowledge, Mean

William Whewell (1858). “Novum organon renovatum”, p.129