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Download or read book The Two Cultures: Shared Problems written by Ernesto Carafoli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of the book is to encourage an in-depth discussion of problems of fundamental importance that are common to the two cultures, but that are traditionally seen from different perspectives. The forum will bring together scientists, philosophers, humanists, musicians with the aim of fostering comprehension of problems that have traditionally troubled humankind, and establish more fertile grounds for the communication between the two cultures. The themes of the contributions are the followings: the concept of time, infinity, the concept and meaning of nothingness, numbers, intelligence and the human mind, basic mechanisms in the production of thought and of artistic creation, the relationship between artistic and scientific creativity.