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The three cultures : natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities in the 21st century /
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 &...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge Univ. Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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.--Publisher description. |
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| Notas: | "Revisiting C.P. Snow"--Cover |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 311 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-300) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511576638 0511576633 9780511518003 0511518005 9780511516856 0511516851 1107191653 9781107191655 0511514468 9780511514463 |