Books > Social sciences
|
Buy Now
Rescuing Socrates - How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation (Paperback)
Loot Price: R421
Discovery Miles 4 210
|
|
Rescuing Socrates - How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation (Paperback)
(sign in to rate)
Loot Price R421
Discovery Miles 4 210
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
A Dominican-born academic tells the story of how the Great Books
transformed his life—and why they have the power to speak to
people of all backgrounds What is the value of a liberal education?
Traditionally characterized by a rigorous engagement with the
classics of Western thought and literature, this approach to
education is all but extinct in American universities, replaced by
flexible distribution requirements and ever-narrower academic
specialization. Many academics attack the very idea of a Western
canon as chauvinistic, while the general public increasingly doubts
the value of the humanities. In Rescuing Socrates, Dominican-born
American academic Roosevelt Montás tells the story of how a
liberal education transformed his life, and offers an intimate
account of the relevance of the Great Books today, especially to
members of historically marginalized communities. Montás emigrated
from the Dominican Republic to Queens, New York, when he was twelve
and encountered the Western classics as an undergraduate in
Columbia University’s renowned Core Curriculum, one of
America’s last remaining Great Books programs. The experience
changed his life and determined his career—he went on to earn a
PhD in English and comparative literature, serve as director of
Columbia’s Center for the Core Curriculum, and start a Great
Books program for low-income high school students who aspire to be
the first in their families to attend college. Weaving together
memoir and literary reflection, Rescuing Socrates describes how
four authors—Plato, Augustine, Freud, and Gandhi—had a profound
impact on Montás’s life. In doing so, the book drives home what
it’s like to experience a liberal education—and why it can
still remake lives.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Roosevelt Montás
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-22439-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-691-22439-0 |
Barcode: |
9780691224398 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.