The three cultures : natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities in the 21st century /
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Author / Creator: | Kagan, Jerome. |
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Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge Univ. Press, ©2009. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 311 pages) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11814358 |
Summary: | In 1959 C. P. Snow delivered his now-famous Rede Lecture, 'The Two Cultures,' a reflection on the academy based on the premise that intellectual life was divided into two cultures: the arts and humanities on one side and science on the other. Since then, a third culture, generally termed 'social science' and comprised of fields such as sociology, political science, economics, and psychology, has emerged. Jerome Kagan's book describes the assumptions, vocabulary, and contributions of each of these cultures and argues that the meanings of many of the concepts used by each culture are unique to it and do not apply to the others because the source of evidence for the term is special. The text summarizes the contributions of the social sciences and humanities to our understanding of human nature and questions the popular belief that biological processes are the main determinant of variation in human behavior. |
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Item Description: | "Revisiting C.P. Snow"--Cover |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 311 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-300) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780511576638 0511576633 9780511518003 0511518005 9780511516856 0511516851 0521518423 9780521518420 0521732301 9780521732307 |