
Third Culture
Beyond the Scientific Revolution
Edición de la obra Third Culture
| Autor | John Brockman |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Touchstone |
| Fecha de publicación | May 7, 1996 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 416 |
| Formato | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780684823447 |
| ISBN-10 | 0684823446 |
| Número de Cutter | B864t |
The Third Culture is an eye-opening look at the intellectual culture of today - in which science, not literature or philosophy, takes center stage in the debate over human nature and the nature of the universe. Thirty-five years ago, C. P. Snow, in a now famous essay, wrote about the polarization of the "two cultures" - literary intellectuals on the one hand, and scientists on the other. Although he hoped for the emergence of a "third culture" that would bridge the gap, it is only recently - when books such as Daniel C. Dennett's Consciousness Explained, Stephen Jay Gould's Wonderful Life, Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Roger Penrose's The Emperor's New Mind, and Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct became bestsellers - that science has changed the intellectual landscape.