【AnotherSchoolYear---WhatFor?这篇文章作者写上大学的意义是什么?没读懂这篇文章,谁读懂了,上大学的意义是什么?麻烦说的详细一点,具体一点.我摘抄的部分是作者的观点Fourteenyearslater,Iamst】
AnotherSchoolYear---WhatFor?这篇文章作者写上大学的意义是什么?
没读懂这篇文章,谁读懂了,上大学的意义是什么?麻烦说的详细一点,具体一点.我摘抄的部分是作者的观点Fourteenyearslater,Iamstillteaching,andIamheretotellyouthatthebusinessofthecollegeisnotonlytotrainyou,buttoputyouintouchwithwhatthebesthumanmindshavethought.IfyouhavenotimeforShakespeare,forabasiclookatphilosophy,forthecontinuityofthefinearts,forthatlessonofman’sdevelopmentwecallhistory---thenyouhavenobusinessbeingincollege.Youareonyourwaytobeingthatnewspeciesofthemechanizedsavage,thepush-buttonNEeanderthal.ourcollegesinevitablygraduateanumberofsuchlifeforms,butitcannotbesaidthattheywenttocollege;ratherthecollegewentthroughthem--withoutmakingcontact.
8.Noonebecomesahumanbeingunaided.Thereisnottimeenoughinasinglelifetimetoinventforoneselfeverythingoneneedstoknowinordertobeacivilizedhuman.
9.Assume,forexample,thatyouwanttobeaphysicist.Youpassthegreatstonehallsof,say,M.I.T.,andtherecutintothestonearethenamesofthescientists.Thechancearethatfew,ifany,ofyouwillleaveyournamestobecutintothosestones.Anyofyouwhomanagedtostayawakethroughpartofahighschoolcourseinphysicsknowsmoreaboutphysicsthandidmayofthegreatscientistsofthepast.Youknowmorebecausetheyleftyouwhattheyknew.Thefirstcourseinanyscienceisessentiallyahistorycourse.Youhavetobeginlearningwhatthepastlearnedforyou.
10.Thisistrueofthetechniquesofmankind.Itisalsotrueofmankind’sspiritualresources.Mostoftheseresources,bothtechnicalandspiritual,arestoredinbooks.Whenyouhavereadabook,youhaveaddedtoyourhumanexperience.ReadHomerandyourmindincludesapieceofHomer’smind.ThroughbooksyoucanacquireatleastfragmentsofthemindandexperienceofVirgil,Dante,Shakespeare---thelistisendless.Foragreatbookisnecessarilyagift;itoffersyoualifeyouhavenottimetoliveyourself,andittakesyouintoaworldyouhavenotthetimetotravelinliteraltime.Acivilizedmindisonethatcontainsmanysuchlivesandmanysuchworlds.Ifyouaretoomuchinahurry,ortooproudofyourownlimitations,toacceptasagifttoyourhumanitysomepiecesofthemindsofAristotleorEinstein,then