THE INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN THE HUMANITIES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, THE SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE ARE EXPLORED IN THIS SERIES OF ESSAYS DEVELOPED FOR THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. SCHOLARS IN THE HUMANITIES, NATURAL SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, AND ADMINISTRATORS ADDRESS THEMSELVES TO THE PROBLEMS OF (1) THE DEFINITION OF "CULTURE," (2) THE STATE OF OUR CULTURE, AND (3) THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN CULTURE. PRIMARY EMPHASIS IN FOUR PAPERS IN THE INTRODUCTORY SECTION IS ON TERMINOLOGY AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS. A SECOND SECTION CONSIDERS THE PROBLEM OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE SUBGROUPS OF OUR CULTURE. THE FINAL SECTION OF THE DOCUMENT IS CONCERNED WITH THE FORCES OF DISJUNCTION IN OUR SOCIETY AND THE CAUSES OF ALIENATION AND ANOMIE OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN OUR CULTURE. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 280 NEWTON STREET, BROOKLINE STATION, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02106, 270 PAGES, $2.00. (AG)