Rescuing Socrates : how the Great Books changed my life and why they matter for a new generation

Rescuing Socrates how the Great Books changed my life and why they matter for a new generation

"Weaving together memoir and literary reflection, Rescuing Socrates describes how four authors-Plato, Augustine, Freud, and Gandhi-had a profound impact on Montás's life. In doing so, the book drives home what it's like to experience a liberal education-and why it can still remake liv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Montás, Roosevelt, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press [2021]
Materias:
Montás, Roosevelt.
Educación humanista
Canon (Literatura) > Historia y crítica.
Libros y lectura > Estados Unidos.
Estados Unidos > Vida intelectual
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991004173969708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

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