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by: John Henry Newman
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.01
EAN: 9780268011505
ISBN: 0268011508
Label: University of Notre Dame Press
Manufacturer: University of Notre Dame Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 428
Publication Date: December 31, 1990
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Sales Rank: 26764
Studio: University of Notre Dame Press
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The Idea of a University is an eloquent defense of a liberal education which is perhaps the most timeless of all [Newman's] books and certainly the one most intellectually accessible to readers of every religious faith and of none . . . Only one who has read The Idea of a University in its entirety, especially the nine discourses, can hope to understand why its reputation is so high.' —from the Introduction by Martin J. Svaglic
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Rating: - Great endnotes and how to use them.
This edition of Newman's classic is greatly enhanced by copious endnotes pertaining to the first half, the nine discourses--if you know that one pertains to what you are reading and can find it. The notes are located just before the index and coded as x.y, where x is the page number and y is the line number. For each note, I went to the corresponding page, counted the lines, and wrote the line number by the line. Then, when I was reading, I knew there was a pertinent endnote and could easily find ... Read More
Rating: - Simply Amazing
If you are looking for a book that will change your life .. This is the one!!!!!
What is real education?
What is perfection?
Blows the theories of education to pieces.. Defines what makes a human ... a Human!!... A must read!
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