Arts of Living: Reinventing the Humanities for the Twenty-first Century

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Published by State University of New York Press, Albany  2003 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production by Dana Foote Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Pulication Data Spellmeyer, Kurt. Arts of living : reinventing the humanities for the twenty-first century / Kurt Spellmeyer. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-7914-5647-1 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5648-X (pbk. alk. paper) 1. Humanities—Study and teaching (Higher)—United States. 2. Humanities— Philosophy. 3. Learning and scholarship—United States—History. 4. Humanities— Political aspects—United States. 5. Humanities—United States—History. I. Title: Reinventing the humanities for the twenty-first century. II. Title. AZ183.U5 S64 2003 001.3′071′173—dc21 2002036683 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...