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The Two Cultures

C. P. Snow

Do scientists and literary intellectuals live in separate worlds, and does that split stop us from helping the world's poor?

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At a glance

Author
C. P. Snow

Why read it

  • You will weigh the charge that literary intellectuals are natural Luddites toward the industrial revolution
  • You will see why the gap between rich and poor nations, more than school curricula, is the urgent issue behind the two cultures
  • You will judge what better schooling can do: repair communication, but not produce miracles

Who it is for

  • A teacher balancing science and the humanities
  • A scientist who never reads fiction or poetry
  • A literature graduate who avoids anything with equations

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. The ‘two cultures’ in historical perspective
  3. Snow’s life
  4. Development of the idea of the ‘two cultures’
  5. Reactions and controversies
  6. The changing map of the disciplines
  7. Specialisation
  8. The ‘two cultures’ in a changing world
  9. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
  10. I. THE REDE LECTURE, 1959
  11. II. THE TWO CULTURES: A SECOND LOOK
  12. About this Title

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