The Necessary Learning: Liberal Arts and Science, Defense and Reform

Based on the papers presented at a colloquium on the liberal arts and sciences at the State University of New York, Oneonta, this book addresses the need for a return to basic principles and fundamental courses in the liberal arts and sciences. Contents: An Introduction, Robert Moynihan; Three-Dimensional Education, John E. Smith; Humanities and the Medical Profession, Richard P. Schmidt, M.D.; The Place of Law in Undergraduate Liberal Education, Robert S. Summers; Beyond the Machine: Liberal Education for an Information Society, Bruce E. Strasser; The Liberal Studies and Institutional Excellence: A Case History, Carey W. Brush; and On Behalf of the Humanities, A. Bartlett Giamatti.