Flakes of Fire, Handfuls of Light: The Humanities as Uncontrolled Experiment.

Smith, Huston

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Publication Date: 1980

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Flakes of Fire, Handfuls of Light: The Humanities as Uncontrolled Experiment.

Smith, Huston

Teachers College Record, v82 n2 p191-205 Win 1980

The humanities are described as the custodians of the human image. Today's humanities have burdens which are social and conceptual. Higher education training in critical thinking works against the image of man, which keeps civilization vital. (JN)

Descriptors: Alienation, Educational Philosophy, Epistemology, Higher Education, Human Dignity, Humanism, Humanistic Education, Humanization, Self Actualization, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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