A Sanctuary of Their Own - Intellectual Refugees in the Academy

What is at stake in compromising the Enlightenment ideals of a liberal education with new educational policies engendered by a neo-liberalized, global marketplace? Richly grounding his arguments in the social philosophy of European and American intellectuals, Raphael Sassower explores Western culture's long-standing ambivalence toward 'the life of the mind.'

About the author

Raphael Sassower is professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

Summary

What is at stake in compromising the Enlightenment ideals of liberal education with educational policies engendered by a neo-liberalized, global marketplace? This text explores Western culture's longstanding ambivalence toward "the life of the mind".

Product details

• Authors: Raphael Sassower, Sassower Raphael
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.05.2000
• EAN: 9780847698424
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9842-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 236 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 327 g
• Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire; Critical Perspectives (Hardcov; Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire; Critical Perspectives Series: Critical Perspectives (Hardcov
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education