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Liberal Education, once the central and defining feature of American Higher Education, has been displaced by technical training and career-oriented majors. But it has also suffered from the decline in genuine liberal learning found in humanities disciplines, owing to specialization, politicization, and the adoption of new literary and psychological theories. The social sciences, too, have arguably abandoned the kind of relentless and sometimes disturbing questioning that used to constitute the core of education. In this compelling volume, thirteen college educators describe in sparkling prose what liberal education is, its place in a liberal democracy, the very serious challenges it faces in the 21st century-even from some of its alleged friends-and why it is important to sustain and expand liberal education's place in American colleges and universities. Proponents and critics of liberal education alike will benefit from these insightful essays.
This book was originally published as a special issue of
Perspectives on Political Science.
Sommario
Introduction
Timothy W. Burns and Peter Augustine Lawler 1. Liberal Education: Its Conditions and Ends
David D. Corey 2. Why Do We Wear These Gowns and These Hoods?
Timothy W. Burns 3. The Conservative Defence of Liberal Education
Peter Augustine Lawler 4. Liberal Education and Liberal Democracy
Fred Baumann 5. Reclaiming the Core of Liberal Education in the 21st Century
Lorraine Smith Pangle 6. The Liberal Arts and the Arts of Liberty
Susan McWilliams 7. The Fading Promise of a More Meritocratic Society
Ross J. Corbett 8. Education For Freedom
Fr. Barry Bercier, A.A. 9. Liberal Education versus Great-Books Education
Patrick Deneen 10. Liberal Education and Civic Education
Daniel Cullen
Info autore
Timothy W. Burns is Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, USA.
Peter Augustine Lawler is Dana Professor of Government at Berry College, USA, editor of
Perspectives On Political Science, and chief blogger at Postmodern Conservative.
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Liberal education, once considered the path to liberty and happiness as well as essential to republican political life, is under attack and in decline as never before. Does it have a future and, if so, what should it look like?This book was originally published as a special issue of Perspectives on Political Science.
