Asking the Right Questions

"But if the specialist is ignorant of the inner philosophy of the science he cultivates, he is much more radically ignorant of the historical conditions requisite for its continuation; that is to say: how society and the heart of man are to be organized in order that there may continue to be investigators."

– Jose Ortega y Gasset,
The Revolt of the Masses

Last week's Quote of the Week was intriguing to me. Are those who are leading the call thinking for innovative thinkers considering the unintended consequences that always come with innovation? Artists always seem to be tapped in to the zeitgeist surrounding progress. Could the study of aesthetics help students grapple more effectively with some of the societal questions that will need to be asked as breakthroughs occur.