Why the humanities matter today : in defense of liberal education /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Trepanier, Lee, 1972- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2017]
Subjects:	Education, Humanistic. Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States. Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction : why the humanities matter / Lee Trepanier
The third era of education / Kirk Fitzpatrick
Is philosophy impractical? : yes and no, but that's precisely why we need it / Kristopher G. Phillips
Comparative literature : from "crossroads" of the humanities to "rhizome" / Nozomi Irei
The limits of language as a liberal art and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Letter to Lord Chandos" / James W. Harrison
Ancient history's contribution to liberal education / David Lunt
The relevance of political philosophy and political science / Lee Trepanier.