Knowledge Most Worth Having
1st Edition
Published on 15. September 2008
228 pages
978-0-226-06570-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Knowledge Most Worth Having represents the essence of education at the University of Chicago-faculty and students grappling with key intellectual questions that span the humanities, while still acknowledging the need to acquire a depth of knowledge in one's chosen field. The papers collected here were delivered during an often-heated conference at the university in 1966, and include contributions from such scholars as Northrop Frye, Richard McKeon, and, of course, the dean of the college, Wayne Booth himself. Taken as a whole, they present a passionate defense of liberal education, one that remains highly relevant today.
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The Knowledge Most Worth Having
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Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- IS THERE ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT A MAN MUST HAVE?
- RETURNING COALS TO NEWCASTLE
- THE INSTRUMENTS OF MENTAL PRODUCTION
- A TRANSATLANTIC VIEW OF "WHAT KNOWLEDGE IS WORTH HAVING"
- UNDERGRADUATES AND THE SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE
- DIVERSITY
- EDUCATION AND THE CONTEMPORARY WOMAN
- PLATONIC EDUCATION
- THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
- THE ROLE OF A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE WITHIN A UNIVERSITY
