Do we need the Western canon? (1997) | THINK TANK

Original air date: October 30, 1997 The debate about what books to teach in our universities is as old as universities themselves. Is there a classic body of work, a canon that every student should learn? What authors and what books should be included? Host: Ben Wattenberg — senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute Panelists: Andrew Delbanco — professor of humanities at Columbia University, author of The Death of Satan: How Americans Have Lost the Sense of Evil Harvey Flaumenhaft — dean of St. Johns College, author of The Effective Republic Stanley Fish — professor of English at Duke University, author of Professional Correctness "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" was a discussion program that aired on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) from 1994 to 2009, hosted by AEI Senior Fellow Ben Wattenberg. AEI offers uncut episodes of "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" as an academic resource that shows how American political thought has evolved on some issues and stayed the same on others. "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" is licensed to AEI by Grace Creek Media, the successor of New River Media and BJW, Inc. "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" © Grace Creek Media Subscribe to AEI's YouTube Channel youtube.com/user/AEIVideos?sub_confirmation=1 Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/AEIonline Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/AEI For more information www.aei.org/ Third-party photos, graphics, and/or video clips in this video may have been cropped or reframed. Third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music may have been edited in a way that does not alter the meaning of the third-party work(s). Music in this video may have been recut from its original arrangement and timing. In the event this video uses Creative Commons assets: If not noted in the description, titles for Creative Commons assets used in this video can be found at the link provided after each asset. The use of third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music in this video does not constitute an endorsement from the artists and producers licensing those materials. AEI operates independently of any political party and does not take institutional positions on any issues. AEI scholars, fellows, and their guests frequently take positions on policy and other issues. When they do, they speak for themselves and not for AEI or its trustees or other scholars or employees. More information on AEI research integrity can be found here: www.aei.org/about/ #aei #news #politics #government #education #westerncanon #canon

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