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Portrait photograph of the author Roosevelt Montás sitting at a library table, smiling with his hands resting on the table. To the left of the portrait is an image of the cover of his book, 'Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter For A New Generation.' The book cover features an illustration of a statue of Socrates floating in a red & white safety ring buoy.

What is the value of a liberal education? Traditionally characterized by a rigorous engagement with the classics of Western thought and literature, this approach to education is all but extinct in American universities, replaced by flexible distribution requirements and ever-narrower academic specialization. Many academics attack the very idea of a Western canon as chauvinistic, while the general public increasingly doubts the value of the humanities. In Rescuing Socrates, Dominican-born American academic Roosevelt Montás tells the story of how a liberal education transformed his life, and offers an intimate account of the relevance of the Great Books today, especially to members of historically marginalized communities.

Co-sponsored by the Alexander Hamilton Forum.

Sponsored by:
Political Science

Contact Organizer

Winslett, Gary O.
gwinslett@middlebury.edu
(802) 443-5310