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C.P. Snow, Sputnik and the Cold War

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In his reflections on the divide between science and the humanities, C.P. Snow made only passing reference to the Cold War context of his epoch. Yet great challenges to science and its impact on human society were being played out in political arenas far from the protected academic enclave in which Snow lived and wrote. This article explores the hostile uses to which advanced science of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were put in the name of national progress and security, and the contributions of philosophers and scientists influenced by humanism in attempting to undo the harmful consequences of such inventions, especially nuclear weapons.

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  • Guillemin, Jeanne, 2019. "C.P. Snow, Sputnik and the Cold War," European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 27(1), pages 80-86, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:eurrev:v:27:y:2019:i:01:p:80-86_00
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