âThe Relevance of Relevanceâ: Trends in Higher Education and the Legacy of Greek Political Thought in England and the USA, 1900â1970

Liz Sawyer

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Chapter 11 âThe Relevance of Relevanceâ: Trends in Higher Education and the Legacy of Greek Political Thought in England and the USA, 1900â1970

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Higher education systems in the USA and England took very different approaches to the teaching of Greek political thought in the twentieth century. In the USA, an early switch towards making the classical thinkers accessible to a broad student audience through translations, instigated by changes made by John Erskine at Columbia, meant that the modern ârelevanceâ of the ancient work was emphasised at the expense of obscuring the textâs complexity and the historical differences. In England, there was great resistance towards removing the requirement for texts to be read in their original language, with the result that such authors were only read by an ever dwindling minority and became associated with elitism and exclusivity, and were therefore hardly ever used in political discourse engaging the wider public.

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Brill's Companion to the Legacy of Greek Political Thought

Series:Â Brill's Companions to Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy, Volume: 8Â andÂ Brill's Companions to Philosophy, Volume: 8

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Print Publication Date:: 16 Sep 2024

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