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 to gi...
| Основен автор: | Nussbaum, Martha Craven, 1947- |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock :
Princeton University Press,
2012.
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| Серия: |
Public square (Princeton, N.J.)
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| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
Book jacket |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
"With a new afterword by the author." Originally published: 2010. |
| Физически характеристики: |
xv, 168 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-162) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691154480 (pbk.) 0691154481 (pbk.) |