Western Civilization and the Academy.
Balch, Stephen H.
Western Civilization and the Academy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (155 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: The Western Achievement -- 1 Abounding Anomalies -- 2 The Rise of the Universities and the Revolution of the Middle Ages -- 3 One Civilization among Many? -- II: Western Civilization and Liberal Learning -- 4 Life Under Compulsion: Rejecting the Glorious Liberty of the Children of God -- 5 Learning to Be Free -- 6 Can Virtue be Taught? -- III: The Western Canon -- 7 Classics and Not Hog-Wash -- 8 Democracy's Hope -- Index -- About the Contributors -- About the Editor.
This is a go-to volume for all those who seek to address the nature of Western civilization and its enduring significance in American education, especially higher education. There are no other single volume works that incorporate the same range of discussion on this topic by leading scholars.
9781498517560
Civilization, Western - Philosophy.
Electronic books.
LC1011 -- .W46 2015eb
370.11/2
Western Civilization and the Academy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (155 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: The Western Achievement -- 1 Abounding Anomalies -- 2 The Rise of the Universities and the Revolution of the Middle Ages -- 3 One Civilization among Many? -- II: Western Civilization and Liberal Learning -- 4 Life Under Compulsion: Rejecting the Glorious Liberty of the Children of God -- 5 Learning to Be Free -- 6 Can Virtue be Taught? -- III: The Western Canon -- 7 Classics and Not Hog-Wash -- 8 Democracy's Hope -- Index -- About the Contributors -- About the Editor.
This is a go-to volume for all those who seek to address the nature of Western civilization and its enduring significance in American education, especially higher education. There are no other single volume works that incorporate the same range of discussion on this topic by leading scholars.
9781498517560
Civilization, Western - Philosophy.
Electronic books.
LC1011 -- .W46 2015eb
370.11/2