Why the Humanities Matter Today: In Defense of Liberal Education
- ISBN-10
- 1498538614
- ISBN-13
- 9781498538619
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 166
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-03-08
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Author
- Lee Trepanier
Description
Why the Humanities Matter Today explains the importance of philosophy, foreign language, literature, history, political theory, and liberal education in American higher education. The contributors in this book provide new arguments about why their disciplines matter and what value they bring to students, the university, and the public./span
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