Crisis in the humanities /​ J.H. Plumb E. Gellner etc.

Title

• Crisis in the humanities / edited by J.H. Plumb.

Author

• Plumb, J. H. (John Harold), 1911-2001.

Other Authors

• Plumb, J. H. (John Harold)

Published

• Penguin, 1964.

Content Types

• text

Carrier Types

• volume

Physical Description

• 172 p. ; 18 cm.

Series

• Pelican book ; A698

Subjects

• Education, Humanistic.
• Éducation humaniste.
• Classical education.
• Universities and colleges -- Curricula.
• Education -- Curricula.
• Humanities.

Contents

• Contents: Introduction / J.H. Plumb - Crisis in the classics / M.I. Finley - The historian's dilemma / J.H. Plumb - The crisis in the humanities and the mainstream of philosophy / Ernest Gellner - The future of divinity / Alec Vidler - Crisis in literary education / Graham Hough - The fine arts / Quentin Bell - The crisis of sociology / Donald G. MacRae - Economics: The would-be, may-be science / J.R. Sargent - The teaching of the humanities in the schools / Ian Lister.

Notes

• <Includes a chapter on the teaching of the humanities in schools.>
• Includes bibliographical references.

Other Form

• Online version Plumb, J.H. (John Harold), 1911-2001. Crisis in the humanities. Baltimore, Penguin Books, [1964]

Language

• English