[HPFGU-OTChatter] Cultural clarifications/Lit crit

[Jennifer Boggess Ramon]

At 10:49 PM +0000 3/14/02, davewitley wrote:
>
>1) You don't have to belong to either side -

I belong to both.  (Being a math/English/linguistics person will do 
that to you.)

>2) The distinction between scientific and humanities cultures is of
>course not my invention.  I'm a bit hazy as to the details but it was
>brought to public consciousness round about 1960 by CP Snow in an
>essay (I think) entitled The Two Cultures.  I didn't mention all that
>before because I was trying to make sense of my experience as I saw
>it.

I remember back in high school (yes, the governor's school) the 
English class next to ours had a guest lecturer come in and talk to 
them about that essay, after which various students wrote position 
papers about whichever of the two cultures they identified with. 
Being a math and science aademy, most people picked the scientist. 
The papers were then posted in the hallways for everyone to read.  As 
far as I could tell, the main argument between the two cultures 
wasn't so much the difference in philosophy, as it was that each side 
seemed convinced that the other side was getting laid more, although 
no one put it quite that bluntly.

I was merely confused that people thought the two styles were 
incompatible, as I commonly merged the two in a single project.  :)



At 6:37 AM +0000 3/15/02, saintbacchus wrote:
>I somehow can't see an author saying to
>himself, "Now let's see, I need to develop the religious
>allegory without diminishing the abandonment theme...."

Actually, I strongly suspect Milton did this all the time.  He may be 
a special case, though.

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