Rescuing Socrates : : How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation / / Roosevelt Montas.
A Dominican-born academic tells the story of how the Great Books transformed his life—and why they have the power to speak to people of all backgroundsWhat is the value of a liberal education? Traditionally characterized by a rigorous engagement with the classics of Western thought and literature, t...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION. The Case
- CHAPTER 1. Turning My Attention Back to Myself: Saint Augustine
- CHAPTER 2. The Examined Life: Socrates, Plato, and a Little Bit of Aristotle
- CHAPTER 3. Making Peace with the Unconscious: Freud
- CHAPTER 4. Truth Is God: Gandhi
- EPILOGUE. Nuts and Bolts
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INDEX