Book
on CD Review: How To Think: The Liberal Arts and Their Enduring
Value: Michael D. C Drout
In
How to Think: The Liberal Arts and Their Enduring Value, Professor
Michael D. C. Drout give an impassioned defense and celebration of the value of
the liberal arts. Charting the evolution
of the liberal arts from their roots in the educational system of Ancient Rome
through the Middle Ages and to the present day, Drout shows how the liberal
arts have consistently been” the tools to rule” essential to the education of
the leaders of society. Offering a
reasoned defense of their continuing value, Drout also provides suggestions for
improving the state of the liberal arts in contemporary society.
This
is an excellent program. Professor Drout
has a gift for making all the parts and parcels of knowledge accumulated over a
time period come together in a cogent and interesting way. His love of the liberal arts, literature,
grammar and other disciplines shines through in all his recorded books
offerings but none in such a way as this offering! Please pick this up! It will engage your mind
and lead you on a great journey.
Reviewed
by Karen
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