Saturday, September 06, 2014

文系の時代  The Time for Humanities

Some people claim that science education is necessary for personal success and state prosperity; Science majors will earn higher than art majors. However, the data (PayScale Inc.) don't read that; Major doesn't matter. Edmund Phelps, a Nobel-prize winner of economics, states that education of history, philosophy and the like is rather important for the 21th century.

科学教育は個人の成功と国家の繁栄にとり重要だとされる。科学専攻は芸術専攻よりも稼いでいるという。しかし、データではそうとは読めないし、専攻分野は関係がない。ノーベル賞経済学者エドモンド・フェルプスは、歴史や哲学といった文系教育がより重要であるという。


 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/edmund-s--phelps-argues-that-restoring-humanities-education-is-the-key-to-building-innovative-economies

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