Approaches to the Oriental ClassicsWilliam Theodore De Bary Columbia University Press, 1959 - 262 pages |
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... foundation grants , directed by teams of specialists , supported by university officials , and entered into by capable and interested students have shown what can be ac- complished if we use the means that are available . THOMAS BERRY 13.
... foundation grants , directed by teams of specialists , supported by university officials , and entered into by capable and interested students have shown what can be ac- complished if we use the means that are available . THOMAS BERRY 13.
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... means of communication . Some of you may have seen Lerner's story in Harper's Magazine about the grocer of Balgat , in Turkey . When he saw his first American movie , the grocer went back to his village fired with enthusiasm . With a ...
... means of communication . Some of you may have seen Lerner's story in Harper's Magazine about the grocer of Balgat , in Turkey . When he saw his first American movie , the grocer went back to his village fired with enthusiasm . With a ...
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William Theodore De Bary. The value of great books as a means of cultural comparison re- ceived further comment in this session . Charles MacSherry considered the Lotus Sutra capable , through its dazzling imagery , of illuminat- ing ...
William Theodore De Bary. The value of great books as a means of cultural comparison re- ceived further comment in this session . Charles MacSherry considered the Lotus Sutra capable , through its dazzling imagery , of illuminat- ing ...
Contents
Opening Remarks by Jacques Barzun THE TEACHING OF | 3 |
Great BooksEast and West by Mark Van Doren | 7 |
Education in a Multicultural World by Thomas Berry 24 On Exploiting the Greek Analogy by Moses Hadas | 24 |
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