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According to the committee’s internal documents and members of the committee, Pinker proposed a sequence of courses that would teach non-science concentrators about life sciences, physical sciences, and ideas of logic and probability. Committee member Louis Menand, the Bass Professor of English and American Literature and Language, suggested a one-year course based on the great works of Western literature...
...think it’s a little unfortunate that these committees went off on a parallel track,” says Louis Menand, Bass professor of English and American literature and language. “[The courses] are not appropriate for many Harvard students...
...general education committee—which includes academic heavyweights like political philosopher Michael Sandel, English department star Louis Menand, and University President Larry Summers—wrestled with questions of pedagogical philosophy, Mahan’s thesis evolved into a sharp critique of Harvard’s undergraduate education...
...Menand suggested that the committee also may have left the report lacking some details in their desire to leave some specifics up to the Faculty...
...committee thought the best thing was to put a row of empty bottles up there and see how the faculty wanted to fill them,” said Menand...