Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education

by David V. Hicks

Book Overview

A reissue of a classic text, Norms and Nobility is a provocative reappraisal of classical education that offers a workable program for contemporary school reform. David Hicks contends that the classical tradition promotes a spirit of inquiry that is concerned with the development of style and conscience, which makes it an effective and meaningful form of education. Dismissing notions that classical education is elitist and irrelevant, Hicks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538195356
• ISBN13: 9781538195352
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"