The Third Culture: Literature and Science

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More recently, C.P.Snow’s notion of a possible third nation in which the literary and the scientific culture interact has been explored in new ways by theorists on both sides of the divide, seeking a terminology and set of procedures to investigate the common cultural field . The topics explored, using a range of European examples drawn from the period of the 17th to the 20th century, include the creative process or serendipity in science and art; modes of perception and experimental enquiry; the use of figures, images and narrative forms in science; the representation of science literary works; and bridging exercises such as Naturphilosophie, occult or soft sciences, organic aesthetics, and anthropic arguments.