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Dr. Leon Kass Delivers 2009 Jefferson Lecture

On May 21, 2009, Dr. Leon R. Kass, a widely published author and award-winning humanities teacher, delivered the 2009 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) sponsored Jefferson Lecture is the most prestigious honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.

The full text of his lecture “‘Looking for an Honest Man: ’Reflections of an Unlicensed Humanist,” is available by clicking here.

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One Response to “Dr. Leon Kass Delivers 2009 Jefferson Lecture”

  1. Christina Jeffrey Says:
    June 2nd, 2009 at 5:09 am

    This lecture is weepingly beautiful and should be read by every teacher and student of the humanities.

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