The Coexistence of Scientism and Surrealism in Slovak Culture
The Coexistence of Scientism and Surrealism in Slovak Culture

Summary/Abstract: The co-existence of scientism and surrealism in the Slovak context was defined by the demarcation of their functions based on the distinction between art and science. Our hypothesis postulates a certain closeness between scientism and surrealism on the level of perception, or on the level of empirical basis, but we have emphasized that their aim at their own levels (of science and art), was not an increased degree of closeness, but the coexistence upon the demarcation of conceptual thinking and imaginative creation. They perceived these fields as equal parts in their effort to comprehend the complexity of reality. Their aim was to integrate these parts in their creativity and avant-garde activity. The co-existence of scientism and surrealism in the Slovak context was defined by the demarcation of their functions based on the distinction between art and science. Our hypothesis postulates a certain closeness between scientism and surrealism on the level of perception, or on the level of empirical basis, but we have emphasized that their aim at their own levels (of science and art), was not an increased degree of closeness, but the coexistence upon the demarcation of conceptual thinking and imaginative creation. They perceived these fields as equal parts in their effort to comprehend the complexity of reality. Their aim was to integrate these parts in their creativity and avant-garde activity. The co-existence of scientism and surrealism in the Slovak context was defined by the demarcation of their functions based on the distinction between art and science. Our hypothesis postulates a certain closeness between scientism and surrealism on the level of perception, or on the level of empirical basis, but we have emphasized that their aim at their own levels (of science and art), was not an increased degree of closeness, but the coexistence upon the demarcation of conceptual thinking and imaginative creation. They perceived these fields as equal parts in their effort to

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