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This paper describes a proposed middle school curriculum designedto coordinate the major subject areas around a single coherent story line, and to tell theepic tale of the development of formal intellectual culture from its distant origins to the present day.Ourstory explores the history of scientific culture from the perspective of foundational disciplines (history,philosophy, sociology, psychology, anthropology). It examines the growth of scientific culture againstthe backdrop of the world's traditional cultures, and balances the role of the sciences against the role ofthe arts in their respective contributions to the life of the mind.
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Carson, R.N. The Epic Narrative of Intellectual Culture as a Framework for Curricular Coherence. Science & Education 11, 231–246 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015201032255
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