Not for profit: why democracy needs the humanities

By:

Nussbaum, Martha C

Publication details: Princeton University Press, 2010. New Jersey:Description: xxvi, 168 p.; pb; 20 cmISBN:

9780691173320

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DDC classification:

370.11 NUS

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".

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"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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