Difference between revisions of "John Erskine"
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| − | The Father of the Core Curriculum. Had the brazen audacity to suggest that the classics be read in translation instead of the original | + | The Father of the [[Core Curriculum]]. Had the brazen audacity to suggest that the classics be read in translation instead of the original Latin or Greek. |
| − | Delivered a speech [http://www.columbia.edu/~tdk3/erskine.html "The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent"] at Amherst before WWI which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the Great Books seminar which became Lit Hum. | + | Delivered a speech [http://www.columbia.edu/~tdk3/erskine.html "The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent"] at [[Amherst]] before WWI which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the [[Great Books]] seminar which became [[Lit Hum]]. |
[[Category:Drop outs]] | [[Category:Drop outs]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:15, 2 April 2007
The Father of the Core Curriculum. Had the brazen audacity to suggest that the classics be read in translation instead of the original Latin or Greek.
Delivered a speech "The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent" at Amherst before WWI which is believed to embody the philosophy behind the formation of the Great Books seminar which became Lit Hum.
