Product details
ISBN
9780226065762
Published
2006-10-01
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Weight
312 gr
Height
22 mm
Width
14 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Age
UU, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
226
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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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Product details
ISBN
9780226065762
Published
2006-10-01
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Weight
312 gr
Height
22 mm
Width
14 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Age
UU, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
226
Edited by