The Harvard sampler : liberal education for the twenty-first century /
These familiar subjects [addressed in The Harvard Sampler] occupy syllabi throughout the academy and are debated in the media every day-their relevance is unquestioned. If there is a common thread, a "conversation" across the chapters, it might be one of choice: How do we make decisions, i...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2011
Cambridge, Mass. : 2011 |
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Summary: | These familiar subjects [addressed in The Harvard Sampler] occupy syllabi throughout the academy and are debated in the media every day-their relevance is unquestioned. If there is a common thread, a "conversation" across the chapters, it might be one of choice: How do we make decisions, individually and as a society, and why? What do we need to know and understand-about each other, about ourselves, our history, and our world-in order to make good choices about the way we live? Book jacket |
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Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
Physical Description: | xiii, 366 p. and [8] p. of col. plates : ill. (some col.), graphs ; 22 cm xiii, 366 p. and [8] p. of colored plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm xiii, 366 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm xiii, 366 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some color) ; 22 cm xiii, 366 pages and 8 unnumbered pages of colored plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
ISBN: | 0674059026 (alk. paper) 0674059026 9780674059023 (alk. paper) 9780674059023 |