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Students Guide To Core Curriculum

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.

What core courses should every student take? A Student’s Guide to the Core Curriculum will instruct students how to build their own core curriculum, utilizing electives available at virtually every university, and how to identify and overcome contemporary political biases in those courses

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION > the idea of a university > western civ. and the great books > a core of one’s own > indispensable aids > the curriculum

Classics department > CLASSICAL LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION

Philosophy department > INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY

Religion department > THE BIBLE > CHRISTIAN THOUGHT BEFORE 1500

Political Science department > MODERN POLITICAL THEORY

English department > SHAKESPEARE

History department > UNITED STATES HISTORY BEFORE 1865 > NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY

Beyond the core > TEN COURSES MORE

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 118
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781882926428
  • Genres
  • education, philosophy
  • Release date
  • 2000