The Knowledge Most Worth Having

by Wayne C. Booth

Book Overview

The Knowledge Most Worth Having represents the essence of education at the University of Chicago-faculty and students grappling with key intellectual questions that span the humanities, while still acknowledging the need to acquire a depth of knowledge in one's chosen field. The papers collected here were delivered during an often-heated conference at the university in 1966, and include contributions from such scholars as Northrop Frye, Richard McKeon,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226065758
• ISBN13: 9780226065755
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.