What Are the Arts and the Sciences?: A Guide for the Curious

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By Daniel Rockmore ’84

Published May 31, 2017

Many of us have been to college or want to go, but may wonder just what the various disciplines represent and how they interact. Dan Rockmore ’84, a Dartmouth professor, asked his colleagues to explain what they do. The result is What Are the Arts and Sciences? (Dartmouth University Press), a survey of the ideas and subjects that contribute to a liberal arts education.

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