A Theoretic Life — A Classical Ideal and its Modern Fate: Reflections on the Liberal Arts

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By Alexander S. Rosenthal Pubul ’94

Published Sept. 28, 2018

It’s an ancient query: “What is a good life?” Alexander Rosenthal Pubul ’94 examines this question and how liberal arts might help answer it. In assessing this, the book pulls from philosophy, history, art, politics, and science, stressing the need to preserve the cultural ideals of the ancients.

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