Write a five to six-page essay on the following topic:

Why does a full understanding of our world require the humanities in addition to the sciences? Illustrate your discussion with reference to two specific primary texts assigned in this class, and explain what we can learn from those texts that goes beyond science.

Choose two complementary texts that can be read as part of a conversation (i.e., one of the texts can be read as a response to questions raised by the other). You should refer to at least two secondary sources, but note that this is not a research paper.