January 8, 2002discover the reality that lies hidden behind the appearances---------------------
I snapped today's photo after I shoveled snow off of the roof of the office. Temperatures climbed into the mid 30's this afternoon and snowfall is still below normal. -------------------- The purpose of science is not to provide the most economical representation of the facts (as Ernst Mach claimed), and the purpose of art is not to provide the most accurate representation of what we can see (Why compete with photography?). The purpose of both science and art is to discover the reality that lies hidden behind the appearances.
from Stephen Brush's review of Arthur Miller's book,
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