1st Edition
Overcoming the Two Cultures Science vs. the Humanities in the Modern World-system
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction: The Two Cultures. PART I: THE HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTION AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE STRUCTURES OF KNOWLEDGE. Constructing Authority: The Rise of Science in the Modern World. Reaction and Resistance: The Natural Sciences and the Humanities. The Social Sciences and Alternative Disciplinary Models. The Ambivalent Role of Psychology/Psychoanalysis. Orientalism and Area Studies: The Case of Sinology. PART II: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES IN AND TO THE STRUCTURES OF KNOWLEDGE. Complexity Studies. Science Studies. The Cultural turn in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Gender: Feminisms and Women's Studies. Regional Categories of Knowledge: Latin/o Americanisms. Environment and Ecology: Concepts and Movements. The "Culture Wars" and the "Science Wars". Conclusion?
Biography
Richard E. Lee, Immanuel Wallerstein
