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Rescuing Socrates | Roosevelt Montas Interview | How the Great Books Changed My Life

Feb 18, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Journey of a New Yorker

2min

The Importance of Reading Books

3min

The Rescue of Socrates and the Liberal Education

2min

The Four Great Authors Who Shaped My Life

3min

The Story of Saint Augustine

3min

The History of Columbia University

3min

The Importance of Having the Right Teacher

2min

Qualities of a Great Teacher

2min

10.

Sigmund Freud and the Mystery of the Mind

3min

11.

The Rise and Fall of Psychoanalysis

2min

12.

The Importance of Gante in My Life

3min

13.

The Challenge of Liberal Education

5min

14.

The Importance of Teaching Students to Be Lifelong Learners

4min

15.

The Power of Tool Groups in the Liberal Arts

3min

16.

Restoring Socrates

2min

https://www.amazon.com/Rescuing-Socrates-Changed-Matter-Generation/dp/0691200394

Roosevelt Montás. A Senior Lecturer at Columbia University. He holds a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. He was Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum at Columbia College from 2008 to 2018. . a renaissance man who loves literature and writing, as well as being the director of Columbia University's Freedom and Citizenship Program.He speaks and writes on the history, meaning, and future of liberal education and is author of Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation