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Interview: Dr. Eric Adler on Battle of the Classics | The New Thinkery Ep. 68

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The Battle of the Classics in American Higher Education

There had been attacks on the role of the classics in american higre education going back to colonial period. This is when they lost, he says. 'The chance that we were going to retain a latin and greek curriculum into the 20 first century doesn't seem very likely' He adds: 'It's almost like a cautionary tale - or at least it's something that we can learn from'

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