Not for profit why democracy needs the humanities

By:

Nussbaum, Martha C, 1947-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The public square book seriesPublication details: Princeton Princeton University Press 2010Description: xv,168p. 21 cmISBN:

9780691154480

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DDC classification:

370.115 22 NU-N

LOC classification:

LC1011 .N88 2010

Contents:

The silent crisis -- Education for profit, education for democracy -- Educating citizens : the moral (and anti-moral) emotions -- Socratic pedagogy : the importance of argument -- Citizens of the world -- Cultivating imagination : literature and the arts -- Democratic education on the ropes.

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"--Jacket.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Main Library	370.115 NU-N (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	08/09/2023	119988

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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