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UNINA9910454165003321 |
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Titolo |
The knowledge most worth having [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Wayne C. Booth |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1967 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-95917-0 |
9786611959173 |
0-226-06570-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (228 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education |
Education, Humanistic |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A publication of the seventy-fifth anniversary year of the University of Chicago." |
"Papers ... delivered at a five-day liberal arts conference sponsored by the undergraduate College of the University of Chicago." |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- IS THERE ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT A MAN MUST HAVE? -- RETURNING COALS TO NEWCASTLE -- THE INSTRUMENTS OF MENTAL PRODUCTION -- A TRANSATLANTIC VIEW OF "WHAT KNOWLEDGE IS WORTH HAVING" -- UNDERGRADUATES AND THE SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE -- DIVERSITY -- EDUCATION AND THE CONTEMPORARY WOMAN -- PLATONIC EDUCATION -- THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS -- THE ROLE OF A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE WITHIN A UNIVERSITY |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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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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