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Achilleus Now: Core Texts, the Good Life, and Democratic Society
Robert T. Miller
Villanova University School of Law
THE PLACE OF CORE TEXTS: SELECTED PAPERS FROM THE NINTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR CORE TEXTS, Wudel, Lee, Malcolmson, eds., University Press of America, 2008
Abstract:
This brief paper considers the place of core texts in democratic society and argues that in such societies core curriculum courses on great books provide one of the few significant fora in which citizens can systematically address questions about the good life for human beings.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1157171_code518229.pdf?abstractid=1157171&mirid=3
Robert T. Miller
Villanova University School of Law
THE PLACE OF CORE TEXTS: SELECTED PAPERS FROM THE NINTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR CORE TEXTS, Wudel, Lee, Malcolmson, eds., University Press of America, 2008
Abstract:
This brief paper considers the place of core texts in democratic society and argues that in such societies core curriculum courses on great books provide one of the few significant fora in which citizens can systematically address questions about the good life for human beings.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1157171_code518229.pdf?abstractid=1157171&mirid=3