Generous thinking : a radical approach to saving the university /

Generous thinking : a radical approach to saving the university /

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Author / Creator:	Fitzpatrick, Kathleen, 1967- author.
Imprint:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. ©2019
Description:	xiii, 260 pages ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Humanities -- Study and teaching (Higher) Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives. Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives. Humanities -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11780060

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ISBN:	9781421429465 1421429462 9781421429472 1421429470
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book offers a counterpoint to the critical thinking that characterizes much of the discourse in the humanities. The author asks readers to rethink how we teach the humanities, addresses why we should, and argues strongly that we have lost touch with "generous thinking," the author's term for the ability to create, empathize, and build rather than simply tear apart. Thinking creatively and cooperatively is a hallmark of humanistic thinking that can help to solve social problems and ease strife"--

Table of Contents:

0. Preface
0. Introduction
1. On Generosity
2. Reading Together
3. Working in Public
4. The\University
0. Conclusion
0. References
0. Index