
Western Civilization and the Academy
Lexington Books (Publisher)
Published on 3. September 2015
Book
Hardback
154 pages
978-1-4985-1755-3 (ISBN)
Description
This volume brings together leading thinkers who offer reflections on the place of Western civilization in the academy, at a time when there is indifference or even antipathy toward the study of the West at most institutions of higher learning. Alternative narratives-including multiculturalism, diversity, and sustainability-have come to the fore in the stead of Western civilization. The present volume is designed to explore the roots, extent, and long-term consequences of this educational climate: How and why did undergraduate education turn its back on what was once an important component of its mission? To what extent has such change affected the experience of undergraduates and the ability of colleges to educate citizens of a constitutional republic? What are the likely individual and social outcomes of such a shift in educational priorities? The volume's theme is, and will continue to be, the subject of national scholarly and media attention.
Reviews / Votes
This is a worthy collection of essays dealing with the crisis of education, bearing on the teaching of the history of Western civilization, and the significance of its resources for civic learning today. The editor has done first-rate work in bringing together insightful contributors who offer engaging and thoughtful reflections on the important issues at stake. Dealing with educational and civic issues of both urgency and consequence for our world today, it is warmly recommended. -- William Desmond, David Cook Chair in Philosophy, Villanova University; Thomas A.F. Kelly Visiting Chair in Philosophy, Maynooth University, Ireland; and professor of philosophy emeritus, Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven, Belgium In Western Civilization and the Academy, Bradley Watson assembles an impressive and diverse array of voices to address the role that higher education has played in the decline-and possible revitalization-of what was once called with sincerity Western civilization. This sparkling collection of essays will change the way you think about the future. -- Michael P. Foley, Baylor UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-1755-3 (9781498517553)
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Persons
Bradley C. S. Watson is Philip M. McKenna professor of politics and co-director of the Center for Political and Economic Thought at Saint Vincent College.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction:Reclaiming the Vanishing West
Bradley C. S. Watson
Part I: The Western Achievement
Abounding Anomalies: On the Fragility of the Western AchievementSteven H. Balch
The Rise of the Universities and the Revolution of the Middle Ages Toby Huff
One Civilization Among Many? Academic Reflections on the West and the RestDaniel P. Mahoney
Part II: Western Civilization and Liberal Learning
Life Under Compulsion: Rejecting the Glorious Liberty of the Children of God
Anthony Esolen
Learning to Be Free: The Connection between Liberal and Civic EducationPatrick J. Deneen
Can Virtue be Taught? Western Civilization and Moral FormationRobert C. Koons
Part III: The Western Canon
Classics and Not Hog-Wash
Anthony O'Hear
Democracy's Hope: Fanny Price in Jane Austen's MansfieldPark
Norma Thompson
About the Contributors
About the Editor
Introduction:Reclaiming the Vanishing West
Bradley C. S. Watson
Part I: The Western Achievement
Abounding Anomalies: On the Fragility of the Western AchievementSteven H. Balch
The Rise of the Universities and the Revolution of the Middle Ages Toby Huff
One Civilization Among Many? Academic Reflections on the West and the RestDaniel P. Mahoney
Part II: Western Civilization and Liberal Learning
Life Under Compulsion: Rejecting the Glorious Liberty of the Children of God
Anthony Esolen
Learning to Be Free: The Connection between Liberal and Civic EducationPatrick J. Deneen
Can Virtue be Taught? Western Civilization and Moral FormationRobert C. Koons
Part III: The Western Canon
Classics and Not Hog-Wash
Anthony O'Hear
Democracy's Hope: Fanny Price in Jane Austen's MansfieldPark
Norma Thompson
About the Contributors
About the Editor