Humanities in the present day / edited by John Woods and Harold G. Coward.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Woods, John (John Hayden)

Coward, Harold G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities.

Learning and scholarship.

Physical Description:

107 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1979.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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."

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

The Relevance and Importance of the Humanities in the Present Day

Reflections on a Liberal Undergraduate Education: Out of the Vortex of Slush and Nonsense

On the Philosophy of Graduate Education: Observations and Recommendations

Research in the Humanities

The Humanistic Context of Scientific Ideas

The Function of Literature in Contemporary Society

In Defence of Literature

The Flexible Mind

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613810977

9781554586219

1554586216

9781282233232

1282233238

9780889205499

0889205493

OCLC:

243577452