| The Knowledge Most Worth Having Contributor(s): Booth, Wayne C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226065766 ISBN-13: 9780226065762 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: "The Knowledge Most Worth Having "represents the essence of education at the University of Chicago--faculty and students grappling with key intellectual questions that span the humanities, while still acknowledging the need to acquire a depth of knowledge in one's chosen field. The papers collected here were delivered during an often-heated conference at the university in 1966, and include contributions from such scholars as Northrop Frye, Richard McKeon, and, of course, the dean of the college, Wayne Booth himself. Taken as a whole, they present a passionate defense of liberal education, one that remains highly relevant today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric |
| Dewey: 370.8 |
| LCCN: 66023684 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 8" (0.54 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Knowledge Most Worth Having represents the essence of education at the University of Chicago--faculty and students grappling with key intellectual questions that span the humanities, while still acknowledging the need to acquire a depth of knowledge in one's chosen field. The papers collected here were delivered during an often-heated conference at the university in 1966, and include contributions from such scholars as Northrop Frye, Richard McKeon, and, of course, the dean of the college, Wayne Booth himself. Taken as a whole, they present a passionate defense of liberal education, one that remains highly relevant today. |