The two cultures: and a second look: an expanded version of the two cultures and the scientific revolution

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. Page 1......Page 1 ~;I:......Page 2 Tables......Page 0 Notes......Page 3 INTRODUCTION......Page 4 Ti,e 'two cultures' in historical perspective......Page 5 I......Page 6 Page 7......Page 7 Page 8......Page 8 •......Page 9 Page 10......Page 10 Page 11......Page 11 Page 12......Page 12 Page 13......Page 13 t......Page 14 Page 15......Page 15 r......Page 16 r......Page 17 Page 18......Page 18 Page 19......Page 19 i '; __......Page 20 Page 21......Page 21 The changing map of the disciplines......Page 22 :~,......Page 23 Page 24......Page 24 Table 1......Page 25 Ii......Page 26 Page 27......Page 27 Page 28......Page 28 Page 29......Page 29 Page 30......Page 30 :~:X.~" Ixi......Page 31 Page 32......Page 32 Page 33......Page 33 Page 34......Page 34 ~-,......Page 35 Table 1......Page 36 Page 37......Page 37 I. THE REDE LECTURE, 1959......Page 38 Table 1......Page 39 Table 1......Page 40 Table 1......Page 41 Table 1......Page 42 l......Page 43 Page 44......Page 44 Page 45......Page 45 Table 1......Page 46 Table 1......Page 47 Page 48......Page 48 1......Page 49 'ii"......Page 50 "-"......Page 51 j......Page 52 . ,......Page 53 Table 1......Page 54 ~I'·......Page 55 Page 56......Page 56 :il:':......Page 57 ].r......Page 58 Table 1......Page 59 Page 60......Page 60 Page 61......Page 61 Page 62......Page 62 Page 63......Page 63 A SECOND LOOK......Page 64 ;11 '......Page 65 Page 66......Page 66 ~.-......Page 67 .......Page 68 !i'......Page 69 Page 70......Page 70 Page 71......Page 71 $4......Page 72 '.......Page 73 Page 74......Page 74 §s......Page 75 ,'-"......Page 76 Page 77......Page 77 Page 78......Page 78 Page 79......Page 79 Page 80......Page 80 r.......Page 81 Page 82......Page 82 f......Page 83 ,,-I'·......Page 84 .. t......Page 85 I,......Page 86 Page 87......Page 87 Table 1......Page 88 Page 89......Page 89 "~'I;......Page 90 Table 1......Page 91 *The Two Cultures* is the first part of an influential 1959 Rede Lecture by British scientist and novelist C. P. Snow. Its thesis was that "the intellectual life of the whole of western society" was split into the titular two cultures — namely the sciences and the humanities — and that this was a major hindrance to solving the world's problems. The talk was delivered 7 May 1959 in the Senate House, Cambridge, and subsequently published as *The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution*. The lecture and book expanded upon an article by Snow published in the *New Statesman* of 6 October 1956, also entitled *The Two Cultures*. Published in book form, Snow's lecture was widely read and discussed on both sides of the Atlantic, leading him to write a 1963 follow-up, *The Two Cultures: And a Second Look: An Expanded Version of The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution*. [[Wikipedia][1]] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Cultures "Wikipedia" Introduction / Stefan Collini -- Preface To The Second Edition -- Part I. The Rede Lecture (1959) : 1. The Two Cultures -- 2. Intellectuals As Natural Luddites -- 3. The Scientific Revolution -- 4. The Rich And The Poor -- Part Ii. The Two Cultures : A Second Look (1963). C.p. Snow ; With Introduction By Stefan Collini. Originally Published As: The Two Cultures And The Scientific Revolution, C1964, With Updated Bibliography. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 101-107). The notion that our society, its education system and its intellectual life, is characterized by a split between two cultures--the arts or humanities on one hand, and the sciences on the other--has a long history. The reissue of The Two Cultures and its successor piece, A Second Look (in which Snow responded to the controversy four years later) has a new introduction by Stefan Collini, charting the history and context of the debate, its implications and its afterlife Analyzes the problems and consequences of the lack of communication between scientists and non-scientists in the modern world The importance of science and technology and future of education and research are just some of the subjects discussed here