In 1959 the British scientist C.P. Snow published The Two Cultures, in which he lamented the split of human intellectual activity into the two distinct spheres of the sciences and humanities. While the humanities have been the foundation of societies since antiquity, in recent years the edifice of modern science has risen to the point where it disrupts entire civilisations. Because of this, the fissure between the two cultures is as apparent as ever today. Although this dichotomy has become p...

In 1959 the British scientist C.P. Snow published The Two Cultures, in which he lamented the split of human intellectual activity into the two distinct spheres of the sciences and humanities. While the humanities have been the foundation of societies since antiquity, in recent years the edifice of modern science has risen to the point where it disrupts entire civilisations. Because of this, the fissure between the two cultures is as apparent as ever today. Although this dichotomy has become p...