HUMT 1710 - Humanistic Education

5 credit hours
What are the nature and purpose of education? The familiar response is “the transfer of information in order to get a job and money.” Humanistic theorists of education have offered different answers, ranging from individual human flourishing to social justice. This course introduces students to a variety of humanistic views of education, including the classical and Renaissance humanism that formed the basis of Jesuit education. The course also examines contemporary readings that build on and challenge these legacies. In so doing, it asks what ends education can and should promote in the world today.