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Toulmin, Stephen – Humanities, 1997
Presents excerpts from Stephen Toulmin's (1996 Jefferson Lecturer for the Humanities) works. The excerpt from, "Wittgenstein's Vienna," concerns the corruption of social standards, norms, and political authority. "The Return to Cosmology" discusses the role of philosophy in postmodern society and reveals surprising antecedents…
Descriptors: Authors, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Higher Education
Johnson, Janis – Humanities, 1993
Asserts that, as society moves into an electronic age, the examination of the historical role of printed materials is developing as a new field of study. Reports on a project that will examine the history of the book in the United States and its significance in shaping and mirroring U.S. democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Books, Cultural Context, Democracy, Democratic Values
