Re: [tips] Crisis of the Humanities II - NYTimes.com

2010-10-20 Thread Allen Esterson
allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org -- Re: [tips] Crisis of the Humanities II - NYTimes.com Jim Clark Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:59:56 -0700 michael sylvester msylves...@copper.net 19-Oct-10 9:27 PM ( mailto:msylves...@copper.net ) As a mobile

Re: [tips] Crisis of the Humanities II - NYTimes.com

2010-10-19 Thread michael sylvester
I think universities have largely undermined the humanities (and social sciences) by the growth of professional schools that become isolated academic units, usurping content from other departments. How many philosophy departments would be strengthened by business students having to take an