** "The Old Humanities and the New Science" by William Osler is a speech given to the Classical Association in 1919 that explores the connection between classical humanities and the rise of modern science in the early 1900s. The text covers the need to mix scientific progress with the traditions of classical studies in schools. Osler talks about how knowledge was changing rapidly with new advances in science, and also how important classical studies still were. He pictures a world where science and the humanities work together for a complete education; science gains from the ethics and ideas of humanities, and ignoring scientific thinking would leave gaps in our understanding of human culture. He brings up how people in classical times helped pave the way for science and medicine as we know them and encourages schools to teach both subjects together, because the depth of the humanities can improve science, and science can improve the humanities. **
The Old Humanities and the New Science
By William Osler
** Discover how the wisdom of ancient scholars intertwines with groundbreaking scientific discoveries to shape a vision for a more enlightened future.
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About the AuthorSir William Osler, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians. He has frequently been described as the Father of Modern Medicine and one of the "greatest diagnosticians ever to wield a stethoscope". In addition to being a physician he was a bibliophile, historian, author, and renowned practical joker. He was passionate about medical libraries and medical history, having founded the History of Medicine Society, at the Royal Society of Medicine, London. He was also instrumental in founding the Medical Library Association of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Association of Medical Librarians along with three other people, including Margaret Charlton, the medical librarian of his alma mater, McGill University. He left his own large history of medicine library to McGill, where it became the Osler Library.
Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians. He has frequently been described as the Father of Modern Medicine and one of the "greatest diagnosticians ever to wield a stethoscope". In addition to being a physician he was a bibliophile, historian, author, and renowned practical joker. He was passionate about medical libraries and medical history, having founded the History of Medicine Society, at the Royal Society of Medicine, London. He was also instrumental in founding the Medical Library Association of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Association of Medical Librarians along with three other people, including Margaret Charlton, the medical librarian of his alma mater, McGill University. He left his own large history of medicine library to McGill, where it became the Osler Library.
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