| Third Culture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution Contributor(s): Brockman, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684823446 ISBN-13: 9780684823447 Publisher: Touchstone Books OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: This 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--is certain to spark fervent intellectual debate. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Study & Teaching - Social Science |
| Dewey: 500 |
| LCCN: 95000083 |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.04" W x 8.76" (1.20 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 that science has changed the intellectual landscape. Brockman's thesis that science is emerging as the intellectual center of our society is brought to life vividly in The Third Culture, which weaves together the voices of some of today's most influential scientific figures, including: Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Dawkins on the implications of evolution Steven Pinker, Marvin Minsky, Daniel C. Dennett, and Roger Penrose on how the mind works Murray Gell-Mann and Stuart Kauffman on the new sciences of complexity The Third Culture is an honest picture of science in action. It is at once stimulating, challenging, and riveting |