Overcoming the Two Cultures - Science vs. the Humanities in the Modern World-system (Paperback)

This book tells the story of how the very idea of two cultures-the so-called divorce between science and the humanities-was a creation of the modern world-system. The contributors, working from a common research framework, trace the divorce of "facts" and "values" as part of the transition from feudalism to capitalism. This led to a polarization between universalist "science" and the particularist "humanities" and finally to the creation of the social sciences as an uneasy intermediary in this epistemological debate. The book addresses the contemporary attempts to overcome the division between the two cultures that emerge from science, feminism, race and ethnic studies, cultural studies, and ecology, ending with an analysis of the culture wars and the science wars. Contributors: Volkan Aytar, Ay,se Betul Celik, Mauro Di Meglio, Mark Frezzo, Ho-fung Hung, Biray Kolloupglu K3/4rl3/4, Agustin Lao- Montes, Eric Mielants, Boris Stremlin, Sunaryo, Norihisa Yamashita, Deniz Yukeseker.

General

Imprint:	Paradigm Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Richard E Lee Jr • Immanuel Wallerstein
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-59451-069-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Promotions
LSN:	1-59451-069-5
Barcode:	9781594510694

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