Sunday, August 31, 2008
Two Cultures Reading 1
Snow laments on page 16 of our reading that "the clashing point of two subjects, two disciplines, two cultures- of two galaxies, so far as that goes- ought to produce creative changes." However, it seems as though communication between the two cultures is very limited, almost as though we lack a common language. Even the way we look at books is different: "Books? I prefer to use my books as tools" (13). Does Snow provide an educational plan to remedy this disparity? If not, what did he mean to convey with this speech and, particularly, its title?
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On page xxix of the introduction, the author indicates that Snow was not "a systematic thinker nor, in some ways, a particularly exact writer" and he "aimed, above all, to attract attention to what he had to say". I think that Snow understands that there is a problem with the education but may not have an idea how to resolve it. This may be a case of him simply trying to draw attention to the problem.
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