The Humanities and Public Life
- ISBN-10
- 0823257053
- ISBN-13
- 9780823257058
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 164
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Authors
- Peter Brooks, Hilary Jewett
Description
Is there an ethics of reading, and is this something that the interpretive humanities can and should to contribute to other professional fields, including law, and to public life?
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