Not for profit : why democracy needs the humanities
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Not for profit : why democracy needs the humanities
AUTHOR:
Nussbaum, Martha Craven, 1947-
ISBN:
9780691154480
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xv, 158 p. ; 21 cm
SERIES:
The public square book series
SERIES_TITLE:
The public square book series
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Originally published: 2010
ABSTRACT:
"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.
SUBJECT:
| Education, Humanistic -- Philosophy |
| Democracy and education |
BIBSUMMARY:
"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.