January 20, 2006

Are C.P. Snow's Two Cultures Closer Together?

To the Editor:

I read with some puzzlement David P. Barash's essay on the two cultures ("C.P. Snow: Bridging the Two-Cultures Divide," The Chronicle Review, November 25). Barash's main points are well taken: that today science and the humanities seem as far apart as in Snow's day, and that specialization and compartmentalization of knowledge have progressed even further. What Barash underestimates, however, is the considerable bridge building that has taken place, especially over the

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