The Humanities and Public Life (Paperback)

from jpporter

Peter Brooks has put together an impressive collection of essays that examine the relevance of, and the important role played by, humanities in the social/public arena. While many of the readings can be a bit dry, all of them are dense - full of important observations, studies, and theories desig...

from DavidWineberg

The Humanities and Public Life is a minefield for a reviewer. The "ethics of reading", the basis of the discussion, examines how we choose, collect, interpret, react, evaluate and are changed by texts. The cobweb of possibilities, and the intensity of the light shined on it, are intimidating. Not...

from mcdenis

This is a meaningful and timely discussion of the role of the Humanities in public life based on a symposium condensed into book form. The essays are clear and concise and the respondents represent various layers of academia contributing their insights on the merit of the Humanities, its ethical ...

from mcdenis

This is a meaningful and timely discussion of the role of the Humanities in public life based on a symposium condensed into book form. The essays are clear and concise and the respondents represent various layers of academia contributing their insights on the merit of the Humanities, its ethical ...