Eric Adler
Eric Adler is a professor of Classics at the University of Maryland. His latest book is Humanistic Letters: The Irving Babbitt — Paul Elmer More Correspondence (Oxford University Press, 2020).
Articles by Eric Adler
A Humanist Manifesto of Our Times: A Review of The Soul of Civility
In her introduction, Hudson calls The Soul of Civility “a humanistic manifesto.” And she’s right: the book is steeped in humanism, in more ways than one. First, Hudson underscores the…
Liberal Learning for All: A Review of Rescuing Socrates
Montás deserves great credit for illuminating the perverse priorities of American higher education throughout Rescuing Socrates. It must be admitted, however, that the book suffers from occasional missteps. A fuller…