Battle of the classics, the: how a nineteenth-century debate can save the humanities today
Auteur :
Adler, Eric
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780197680810
Date de publication :
8 févr. 2023
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,6 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
386 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book analyzes crucial episodes in the history of American higher education in order to discover the best way to rescue the humanities. It urges apologists to stop focusing on the humanistic disciplines as inculcators of poorly defined skills and envisions a globalized approach to education based on humanistic masterworks.