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Peer reviewedHowe, Irving – Liberal Education, 1991
The past is the substance from which the present is formed, but college curricula based on this cultural heritage need not exclude the present. Major classical writers and social thinkers must be central to it but should be accompanied by critical engagement with living texts from powerful and active minds. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classical Literature, College Curriculum, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
