Western civilization and the academy / / edited Bradley C.S. Watson

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (155 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.11/2
• Soggetto topico: Education, Humanistic - United States; Education, Higher - United States - Philosophy; Civilization, Western - Philosophy
• Persona (resp. second.): WatsonBradley C. S. <1961->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : reclaiming the vanishing West / Bradley C.S. Watson -- Abounding anomalies : on the fragility of the western achievement / Steven H. Balch -- The rise of the universities and the revolution of the Middle Ages / Toby Huff -- Civilization among many? : academic reflections on the West and the rest / Daniel P. Mahoney -- Life under compulsion : rejecting the glorious liberty of the children of God / Anthony Esolen -- Learning to be free : the connection between liberal and civic education / Patrick J. Deneen -- Can virtue be taught? : western civilization and moral formation / Robert C. Koons -- Classics and not hog-wash / Anthony O'Hear -- Democracy's hope : Fanny Price in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park / Norma Thompson.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a go-to volume for all those who seek to address the nature of Western civilization and its enduring significance in American education, especially higher education. There are no other single volume works that incorporate the same range of discussion on this topic by leading scholars.
• Titolo autorizzato: Western civilization and the academy
• ISBN: 1-4985-1756-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797562103321
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