Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual catastrophe

Re:Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual ca... by groby_b on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:16AM (#29009807)

Sophomore: Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Dante Alighieri, Appolonius, Aristotle, Epitectus, Livy, Plotinus, Plutarch, Ptolemy, Sappho, Tacitus, Virgil.

You're right that Junior and Senior classes then learn more and stop worshipping just at the feet of Greek and Roman statues. That's a good thing. Education is more than these two cultures ad nauseam.

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Re:Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual ca... by kragen on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @09:31PM (#29021261)

Thank you for the correction! Dante's not Classical but Aristotle sure is.

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Re:Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual ca... by groby_b on Thursday October 28, 2021 @12:55PM (#29028213)

OK, if you define classical as greco-roman, fine, I'll take Dante off :)

Point still stands, it's a decent overview, and I'd really like college students to go for breadth, not depth. You want to deep-dive, go get a PhD. (Or read on your own, it's cheaper that way ;)

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