THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO THE SEVENTH LETTER By Robert Maynard Hutchins Hardcover 1343974615 9781343974616 THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO THE SEVENTH LETTER This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. While he was president of the University of Chicago Hutchins implemented wide ranging and controversial reforms of the University including the elimination of varsity football The most far reaching reforms involved the undergraduate College of the University of Chicago which was retooled into a novel pedagogical system built on Great Books Socratic dialogue comprehensive examinations and early entrance to college Although the substance of this Hutchins Plan was abandoned by the University shortly after Hutchins resigned in 1951 an adapted version of the program survives at Shimer College in Chicago. Editor in Chief of Great Books of the Western World and Gateway to the Great Books co editor of The Great Ideas Today Chairman of the Board of Editors of Encyclop dia Britannica 1943 1974. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world and other notations in the work This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO THE SEVENTH LETTER
.. Yale University 1921 was an educational philosopher dean of Yale Law School 1927 1929 and president 1929 1945 and chancellor 1945 1951 of the University of Chicago[1]
Robert Maynard Hutchins LL.B. Yale Law School 1925 B.A.He was the husband of novelist Maude Hutchins