LEADER 04658nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910461549903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-06290-6 024 7 $a10.4159/harvard.9780674062900 035 $a(CKB)2670000000136791 035 $a(EBL)3301226 035 $a(OCoLC)768119786 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000689797 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11426792 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000689797 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10619990 035 $a(PQKB)10805314 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301226 035 $a(DE-B1597)178287 035 $a(OCoLC)1013937792 035 $a(OCoLC)1037979667 035 $a(OCoLC)1041814723 035 $a(OCoLC)1042106930 035 $a(OCoLC)900772768 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674062900 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301226 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10661530 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000136791 100 $a20110321d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe Harvard sampler$b[electronic resource] $eliberal education for the twenty-first century /$fedited by Jennifer M. Shephard, Stephen M. Kosslyn, Evelynn M. Hammonds 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (392 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-674-05902-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aEnhancing religious literacy in a liberal arts education through the study of Islam and Muslim societies / Ali S. Asani -- American literature and the American environment : there never was an "is" without a "where" / Lawrence Buell -- The Internet and Hieronymus Bosch : fear, protection, and liberty in cyberspace / Harry R. Lewis -- Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution : pattern, process, and the evidence / Jonathan B. Losos -- Global history for an era of globalization : an introduction / Charles S. Maier -- Medical detectives / Karin B. Michels -- The human mind / Steven Pinker -- Securing human rights intellectually : philosophical inquiries about the universal declaration / Mathias Risse -- What is morality? / T.M. Scanlon -- Energy resources and the environment : a chapter on applied science / John H. Shaw -- Interracial literature / Werner Sollors -- "Pursuits of happiness" : dark threads in the history of the American revolution / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. 330 $aFrom Harvard University, one of the world's preeminent institutions of liberal education, comes a collection of essays sampling topics at the forefront of academia in the twenty-first century. Written by faculty members at the cutting edge of their fields, including such luminaries as Steven Pinker, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and Harry R. Lewis, these essays offer a clear and accessible overview of disciplines that are shaping the culture, and even the world.The authors, among the most respected members of Harvard's faculty, invite readers to explore subjects as diverse as religious literacy and Islam, liberty and security in cyberspace, medical science and epidemiology, energy resources, evolution, morality, human rights, global history, the dark side of the American Revolution, American literature and the environment, interracial literature, and the human mind. They summarize key developments in their fields in ways that will both entertain and edify those who seek an education beyond the confines of the classroom.It is sometimes said that youth is wasted on the young. It could also be said that college, too often, is wasted on college students-that only after graduating does a former student come to appreciate learning. To those wishing to revisit the college classroom-as well as to those who never had the opportunity in the first place-this book gives a taste of the modern course at Harvard. The essays are stimulating and informative, and the annotated bibliographies accompanying each chapter provide invaluable guidance to the life-long learner who wants to pursue these fascinating topics in depth. 606 $aEducation, Humanistic 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEducation, Humanistic. 676 $a370.11/2 686 $aDM 2002$2rvk 700 $aShephard$b Jennifer M., 701 $aShephard$b Jennifer M$01036305 701 $aKosslyn$b Stephen Michael$f1948-$053491 701 $aHammonds$b Evelynn Maxine$01036306 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461549903321 996 $aThe Harvard sampler$92456551 997 $aUNINA