The Two Cultures
The Two Cultures by C. P. Snow is a thought-provoking exploration of the divide between the arts and humanities and the sciences, originally highlighted in Snow’s 1959 Rede lecture. This reissue, published by Cambridge University Press on March 26, 2012, spans 179 pages and is presented in English. The book delves into the historical context of this cultural split and its ongoing relevance in contemporary society, particularly within education and intellectual discourse.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the implications of this divide, including the role of science and technology in policy-making often led by non-scientists. The text also addresses the future of education and research, alongside concerns about fragmentation that threaten the pursuit of a unified culture. This edition includes an introduction by Stefan Collini, which provides additional insights into the debate’s history and its lasting impact.
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The notion that our society, its education system and its intellectual life, is characterised by a split between two cultures – the arts or humanities on one hand, and the sciences on the other – has a long history. But it was C. P. Snow’s Rede lecture of 1959 that brought it to prominence and began a public debate that is still raging in the media today. This 50th anniversary printing of The Two Cultures and its successor piece, A Second Look (in which Snow responded to the controversy four years later) features an introduction by Stefan Collini, charting the history and context of the debate, its implications and its afterlife. The importance of science and technology in policy run largely by non-scientists, the future for education and research, and the problem of fragmentation threatening hopes for a common culture are just some of the subjects discussed.
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