The ‘Two Cultures’ debate of the 1960s between C.P. Snow and F.R. Leavis is one of the most misunderstood intellectual disputes of the 20th century. Most people think that the debate only revolved around the notion that our society is characterized by a divide between two cultures – the arts or humanities on one hand, and the sciences on the other.
The Two Cultures, Revisited is an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and University of Cambridge intellectual historian Stefan Collini which provides a careful examination and illuminating insights of what the issues really were in this debate.
This conversation has been released in a carefully-edited video format and as an enhanced book, while Stefan Collini is also featured in two short documentaries – all details are below.
This enhanced book is available in electronic format on all major booksellers, including:
The Two Cultures, Revisited is also part of the five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About The History of Ideas, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.
Stefan Collini is featured in 2 documentaries together with several other renowned researchers, including John Dunn, Maria Mavroudi, Josiah Ober, Margaret Jacob and Quentin Skinner.
