A Great Idea At the Time
by Beam, Alex
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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On Nov 4, 2008, MaxWeismann said
The subtitle should have read, Every Negative Fact and Innuendo I Could Dredge Up Although he was not particularly unkind to me in the book, I found virtually every page to be a smart-alecky and snide diatribe of the worst order against the Great Books, Adler, Hutchins, et al. Plus the book is replete with errors of commission and omission. As an effective antidote, I prescribe Robert Hutchins' pithy essay, The Great Conversation. If the Great Books crusade is as bleak as Beam purports, then happily, not many will read his invective book. Max Weismann, President and co-founder with Mortimer Adler, Center for the Study of The Great Ideas Chairman, The Great Books Academy
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Great Idea at the Time: The Rise, Fall, & Curious Afterlife of the Great Books.
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PublicAffairs., 2008. Softcover. Very Good. Alex Beam investigates the rise and fall of the Great Books movement in the United States, tracing its origins, examining its impact on education and intellectual discourse, and reflecting on its ongoing relevance and legacy in contemporary society. Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear. May have remainder marks, often with a black… Read more about this item Item Price
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This is the story of great books; not just any great books, mind you, but the 54 volumes launched in Chicago in 1952 as the Great Books of the Western World. In the course of just over 200 brisk pages, Alex Beam explains how, and why, such an entity came into being.
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