Why the Humanities Matter Today - In Defense of Liberal Education (Hardcover)

The humanities in American higher education is in a state of crisis with declining student enrollment, fewer faculty positions, and diminishing public prestige. Instead of recycling old arguments that have lost their appeal, the humanities must discover and articulate new rationales for their value to students, faculty, administrators, and the public. Why the Humanities Matter Today: In Defense of Liberal Education is an attempt to do so by having philosophers, literature and foreign language professors, historians, and political theorists defend the value and explain the worth of their respective disciplines as well as illuminate the importance of liberal education. By setting forth new arguments about the significance of their disciplines, these scholars show how the humanities can reclaim its place of prominence in American higher education.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2017
Editors:	Lee Trepanier
Contributors:	Kirk Fitzpatrick • James W Harrison • Nozomi Irei • David Lunt • Kristopher G. Phillips • Lee Trepanier
Dimensions:	243 x 158 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	166
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-3860-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Adult education
LSN:	1-4985-3860-6
Barcode:	9781498538602

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