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Eclectic IntellectionAuthor: Eclectic Intellection
This podcast covers history, philosophy, anthropology, literature, and film. It has three concurrent series: 1. A series of discussions that focus on one book or film. 2. A shorter series in which authors discuss their three favorite books. 3. A series of audio essays. The first one focuses on walking. For the related blog, see http://www.eclecticintellection.com. Note: All opinions expressed by the founder of this podcast are solely his own opinions and do not express the views or opinions of any other individual, institution, or entity. The views expressed by the guests on this podcast are their own and the guests' appearance on this channel and podcast does not imply any form of endorsement of them, their views, or any entity they represent. Language: en Genres: History, Philosophy, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Three Books on the Humanities and Classics
Episode 20
Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
Eric Adler is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland. He recently wrote The Battle of the Classics: How a Nineteenth-Century Debate Can Save the Humanities Today (Oxford University Press, 2020).In this episode, he discusses the following books:1. Irving Babbitt, Literature and the American College: Essays in Defense of the Humanities (Houghton, Mifflin, 1908).2. Robert E. Proctor, Defining the Humanities: How Rediscovering a Tradition Can Improve our Schools (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998).3. Cicero, Pro Archia.
