Complacency: Classics and Its Displacement in Higher Education

by John T. Hamilton

Book Overview

A critical reflection on complacency and its role in the decline of classics in the academy.

In response to philosopher Simon Blackburn's portrayal of complacency as a vice that impairs university study at its core, John T. Hamilton examines the history of complacency in classics and its implications for our contemporary moment.

The subjects, philosophies, and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome were once treated as the foundation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226818624
• ISBN13: 9780226818627
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"