Publication

1995 - Simon & Schuster, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

103,250 words, Guess

Page Count

413 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing90630
  • Goodreads2150328

Classifications

  • DDC500
  • LCCQ141 .B846 1995

Description

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.

First Sentence

The universe is changing in time, and it has evolved from something simpler to something more complex.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The third cultureSimon & Schuster1995-01-01

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