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Republic of the Intellect: 30th Anniversary of a Modern Classic
Gary Scott
By Gary Scott, Nov 6, 2009 in Musings, Pedagogy and Teaching, Academic Life Outside the Classroom, Publishing and Research

Liberal education for Professor Eva T.H. Brann consists of "artfully superintended conversations . . . aided by great books." It provides Americans with an education that suits its political regime, a matching, according to Brann, that Aristotle would have recommended. Studying the classics and the American founding does "not aim at a return to the past but at its re-appropriation for the present."

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Liberal Education and/versus/with Integration of Knowledge
Gabriel Martinez
By Gabriel Martinez, Nov 4, 2009 in Musings, Pedagogy and Teaching

Is this statement true, false, or uncertain? Explain fully.

"Liberal education implies integration of knowledge. Professors of liberal learning must be well-integrated people. They should avoid narrow specialization in their own discipline: their aim should be to be conversant in many disciplines. Hence their work should always be interdisciplinary, crossing the artificial boundaries set up by modern academia."

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Living Teachers
RJ Snell
By RJ Snell, Nov 2, 2009 in Musings, Academic Life Outside the Classroom

In An Education for our Time, Josiah Bunting suggests that the fictional Adams College ought to hire mentors especially based on "how the candidates have lived their own lives . . . " (210).

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Introducing The Subfields of Political Science: Big Questions for Contemporary Politics, Part IV
John von Heyking
By John von Heyking, Oct 30, 2009 in Musings, Pedagogy and Teaching

Debating the character of national political structures—in this case Canadian.

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The Good Philosopher and the Good Liberal Arts College, Part VI: Toward a Conclusion
Thaddeus Kozinski
By Thaddeus Kozinski, Oct 28, 2009 in Musings, Questions, Pedagogy and Teaching

Concluding thoughts on the nature of true philosophy and authentic liberal arts at a Christian school.

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Teaching Contemporary Events? Teach the Fundamentals First.
Anthony Gill
By Anthony Gill, Oct 26, 2009 in Pedagogy and Teaching

Whenever anybody asks what I do for a living, I tell them that I’m a professor of political economy. Invariably, the person who asked responds, “Wow! You certainly have a lot to talk about today!” Even my academic colleagues will say this to me if some event such as a large bank failure dominates the headlines. The underlying implication of this statement is that professors in my discipline deal primarily with “current events.” In other words, we explain what is reported in the newspapers or on cable news.

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Aristotle and the Art of Fly Fishing II
Gregory S. Butler
By Gregory S. Butler, Oct 23, 2009 in Musings

In my last post I laid out some brief reflections on the sport of fly fishing and its relationship to Aristotelian natural law teaching. The reaction has been predictable among some of my close acquaintances. Evidently I have succeeded in living up to my reputation (undeserved!) for undue magniloquence. Well, I am sorry to report that I have more to say on the subject.

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The Land of Mordor, Mount Doom, and General Education
Gerson Moreno-Riano
By Gerson Moreno-Riano, Oct 22, 2009 in Musings, Pedagogy and Teaching

Evaluating and revising a general education curriculum is much like a journey through the Land of Mordor on the way to Mount Doom. Few are one’s allies, many are one’s enemies, perils abound and there is darkness everywhere. I may perhaps write about allies and enemies alike at some other time. For now, I want to write about some of the perils and darkness that pervade the terrain.

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Introducing The Subfields of Political Science: Big Questions for Contemporary Politics, Part III
John von Heyking
By John von Heyking, Oct 21, 2009 in Pedagogy and Teaching

Reflections on Political History and National Identity.

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The Good Philosopher and the Good Liberal Arts College, Part V: The Good Philosopher Institutionalized
Thaddeus Kozinski
By Thaddeus Kozinski, Oct 19, 2009 in Musings, Pedagogy and Teaching

Most of the foregoing discussion in this series has focused on the nature of the good philosopher. Now it is time to examine more closely how the same principles can be applied to a Christian liberal arts institution.

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