A Student's Guide to Core Curriculum (Paperback)

Mark C. Henrie

ISBN 10: 1882926420 / ISBN 13: 9781882926428

Verlag: Regnery Publishing Inc, Wilmington, 2000

Beschreibung

Paperback. "This slender volume explains the merits of getting an old-fashioned liberal arts education." -The American Spectator College students today have tremendous freedom to choose the courses they will take. With such freedom, however, students face a pressing dilemma: How can they choose well? Which courses convey the core of an authentic liberal arts education, transmitting our civilizational inheritance, and which courses are merely passing fads? A Student's Guide to the Core Curriculum helps students achieve a coherent understanding of their world and their place in history. This penetrating volume explains the value of a traditional core of studies in Western civilization and then surveys eight courses available in most American universities that may be taken to acquire such an education. This guide puts "the best which has been taught and said" within reach of every student. The ISI Guides to the Major Disciplines are reader-friendly introductions to the most important fields of knowledge in the liberal arts. Written by leading scholars for both students and the general public, they will be appreciated by anyone desiring a reliable and informative tour of important subject matter. Each title offers an historical overview of a particular discipline, explains the central ideas of each subject, and evaluates the works of thinkers whose ideas have shaped our world. They will aid students seeking to make better decisions about their course of study as well as general readers who wish to supplement their education. All who treasure the world of ideas and liberal learning will be motivated by these original and stimulating presentations. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781882926428

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: A Student's Guide to Core Curriculum (Paperback)
• Verlag: Regnery Publishing Inc, Wilmington
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1882926420
• ISBN-13: 9781882926428
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

"This slender volume explains the merits of getting an old-fashioned liberal arts education." -The American Spectator

College students today have tremendous freedom to choose the courses they will take. With such freedom, however, students face a pressing dilemma: How can they choose well? Which courses convey the core of an authentic liberal arts education, transmitting our civilizational inheritance, and which courses are merely passing fads?

A Student's Guide to the Core Curriculum helps students achieve a coherent understanding of their world and their place in history. This penetrating volume explains the value of a traditional core of studies in Western civilization and then surveys eight courses available in most American universities that may be taken to acquire such an education.

This guide puts "the best which has been taught and said" within reach of every student.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mark C. Henrie is executive director and vice president of the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. For many years he served as chief academic officer at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Henrie holds degrees from Dartmouth, Cambridge, and Harvard.