Humanities in the Present Day
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1554586216
ISBN-13
9781554586219
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Imprint
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Country of Manufacture
CA
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 28th, 1980
Print length
118 Pages
Weight
206 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Philosophy & theory of education
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This collection of addresses presented at the Official Inauguration of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Calgary, in February 1978, is edited by the Dean and the Associate Dean of the Faculty. As well as the essays, the collection includes biographies and photographs of the contributors and a comprehensive index. Robertson Davies, in the inaugural address, discusses ""The Relevance and Importance of the Humanities in the Present Day."" Next, the editors discuss the concept of a ""liberal undergraduate education,"" and Gregory Vlastos, the concept of graduate education. George Grant examines the role of research in the humanities. F.E.L. Priestley discusses the influence of humanistic concepts on scientific ideas from Bacon to Einstein. Marie-Claire Blais examines ""The Function of Literature in Contemporary Society."" Hans Eichner presents a ""Defence of Literature"" and discusses the role of a Faculty of Humanities. Finally, Malcolm F. McGregor speaks to the questions, ""What are the humanities?"" and ""What is an education in the humanities.
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