How Long to Read Lectures and Essays

How Long Does it Take to Read Lectures and Essays?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 37 minutes to read Lectures and Essays by Jacob Klein

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Transcripts of three conversations on liberal education, recorded at a 1977 conference at St. John's College, Santa Fe, are presented. The idea that great books are the best instruments for liberal education is addressed, and it is suggested that great books demonstrate to the student what is possible in the way of inquiry and expression, and that a great book is one that proposes a possible truth. Opinions are voiced regarding whether a book that raises important questions should be included in a curricula, and generally the criteria that are used in determining great books. Attention is directed to the kind of ordering principle that is possible and appropriate for a curriculum of liberal studies, and the question of art and method is raised. The broader issue of the relation of the undergraduate college of liberal arts to the modern university is also addressed, and it is suggested that the student should be taught the habit of inquiring into the foundations of the special disciplines. One view is that each discipline has its own proper methods and that a liberally educated person possesses the methods of the primary disciplines. Another topic of discussion is the purpose of studying works that represent the human figure acting and suffering. It is suggested by the editor that two main educational principles seem to underlie the conversations: the purpose of undergraduate study and the nature of learning. Participants took the position that the proper activity of undergraduate study is liberal education, or general education, and that learning is an activity of the student in which the teacher may be helpful. Liberal education is concerned with the whole range of human knowledge and experience. (SW)

How long is Lectures and Essays?

Lectures and Essays by Jacob Klein is 393 pages long, and a total of 99,429 words.

This makes it 133% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lectures and Essays Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 3 minutes to read Lectures and Essays aloud.

What Reading Level is Lectures and Essays?

Lectures and Essays is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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