Not for profit: why democracy needs the humanities

"Philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Nussbaum argues that we must resist efforts to reduce education to a tool of the gross national product. Rather, we must work to reconnect education to the humanities in order...

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Main Author: Nussbaum, Martha Craven 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton [u.a.] Princeton Univ. Press 2010
Series:The public square book series
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Nussbaum argues that we must resist efforts to reduce education to a tool of the gross national product. Rather, we must work to reconnect education to the humanities in order to give students the capacity to be true democratic citizens of their countries and the world"--Jacket.
Item Description:Literaturangaben
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XV, 158 S.
ISBN:9780691140643

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