Third Culture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution - Brossura

Brockman, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0684823446 ISBN 13: 9780684823447

Casa editrice: Touchstone, 1996

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

Robert Matthews New Scientist The most important book on how science is done since The Double Helix.

Phil Leggiere Wired John Brockman is the Michael Ovitz of the new intellectual elite.

Stewart Brand A rousing read, full of bloodthirsty intellectual combat....What a rich and savory brew it is -- biologists, physicists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, computer scientists -- you hear their voices, their spoken voices, in the terms with which they talk to (and about) each other.

Jill Sapinsley Mooney San Francisco Chronicle Fascinating...reading The Third Culture is...like playing tennis with someone who's better than you are. It will really make you stretch those mental muscles.

L'autore:

John Brockman, writer and literary agent, is the founder of The Reality Club, president of Edge Foundation, and editor of EDGE newsletter. He divides his time between New York City and Bethlehem, Connecticut.

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• Editore: Touchstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0684823446
• ISBN 13: 9780684823447
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416