Future of the Humanities: Teaching Art, Religion, Philosophy, Literature and History (Foundations of higher education)

267 Pages·1995·15.504 MB·English

by  Walter Kaufmann

The Future
of the
Humanities
Foundations of Higher Education
David .S Webster, Series Editor
Academic Man, Logan Wilson,
with a new introduction by Philip .G Altbach
Centers of Learning, Joseph Ben-David,
with a new introduction by Philip .G Altbach
The Distinctive College, Burton .R Clark,
with a new introduction by the author
The Future of the Humanities, Walter Kaufmann,
with a new introduction by Saul Goldwasser
The Ideal of the University, Robert Paul Wolff,
with a new introduction by the author
The Impact of College on Students,
Kenneth .A Feldman and Theodore .M Newcomb,
with a new introduction by Kenneth .A Feldman
Mission oft he University, Jose Ortega y Gasset
with a new introduction by Clark Kerr
The Organization ofA cademic Work, Peter .M Blau
with a new introduction by the author
Rebellion in the University, Seymour Martin Lipset,
with a new introduction by the author
Reforming of General Education, Daniel Bell,
with a new introduction by the author
The Rise of the Meritocracy, Michael ,gnuoY
with a new introduction by the author
Universities, Abraham Flexner,
with a new introduction by Clark Kerr
Walter
Kaufmann
with a new introduction
by Saul Goldwasser
The Future
of the
Humanities
Teaching Art, Religion,
Philosophy, Literature,
and History
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Library of Congress Catalog Number : 94-31501
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Kaufmann, Walter Arnold.
The future of the humanities : teaching art, religion, philosophy, literature,
and history f Walter Kaufmann ; with a new introduction by Saul Goldwasser.
p. em. - (Foundations of higher education)
Originally published: New York : Reader's Digest Press, 1977 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56000-780-X
.1 Humanities-Study and teaching (Higher)-United States . .I Title .
II . Series.
AZ183.U5K38 1994
001.3-dc20 94-31501
CIP
NBSI 31 : 7-087-00065-1-879 (pbk)
Transaction Books by Walter Kaufmann
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with a new introduction by Ivan Soli
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with a new introduction by Saul Goldwasser
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with a new introduction by Ivan Soli
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with a new introduction by Paul Gottfried

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Introduction to the Transaction Edition xi
Prologue xxix
.1 Four sdniK of sdniM 1
.2 The Art of Reading 74
.3 The Politics of Reviewing dna eht Ethics of
Translating dna Editing 48
.4 The Place of Religion ni Higher Education 621
.5 noisiV Can Be Taught, But... 451
.6 The Interdisciplinary egA 481
Acknowledgments 512
Index 912