Not for profit why democracy needs the humanities
Nussbaum, Martha Craven 1947-
Not for profit why democracy needs the humanities Martha C. Nussbaum - XV, 158 S. 21 cm - The public square book series .
Includes bibliographical references and index
The silent crisis -- Education for profit, education for democracy -- Educating citizens : the moral (and anti-moral) emotions -- Citizens of the world -- Cultivating imagination : literature and the arts -- Democratic education on the ropes.
"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
9780691140643 hardcover : alk. paper 0691140642 (hbk.) £15.95
9780691140643
2009053897
GB,B00,6870 dnb
015468265 UK
Education, Humanistic--Philosophy
Democracy and education
Philosophie
Politische Theorie
Education, Humanistic Philosophy Democracy and education
LC1011
370.11/5
Not for profit why democracy needs the humanities Martha C. Nussbaum - XV, 158 S. 21 cm - The public square book series .
Includes bibliographical references and index
The silent crisis -- Education for profit, education for democracy -- Educating citizens : the moral (and anti-moral) emotions -- Citizens of the world -- Cultivating imagination : literature and the arts -- Democratic education on the ropes.
"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
9780691140643 hardcover : alk. paper 0691140642 (hbk.) £15.95
9780691140643
2009053897
GB,B00,6870 dnb
015468265 UK
Education, Humanistic--Philosophy
Democracy and education
Philosophie
Politische Theorie
Education, Humanistic Philosophy Democracy and education
LC1011
370.11/5