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Martha C. Nussbaum

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Why Democracy Needs the Humanities - Updated Edition

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In this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Historically, the humanities have been central to education because they have been seen as essential for creating competent democratic citizens. But recently, Nussbaum argues, thinking about the aims of education has gone disturbingly awry in the United States and abroad. We increasingly treat education as though its primary goal were to teach students to be economically productive rather than to think critically and become knowledgeable, productive, and empathetic individuals. This… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Nussbaum, Martha C. (Vorwort v.)
  • ISBN: 978-0-691-17332-0
  • EAN: 9780691173320
  • Produktnummer: 19875883
  • Verlag: University Presses
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
  • Seitenangabe: 192 S.
  • Masse: H20.3 cm x B14.0 cm

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Martha C. Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the Law School and in the Philosophy Department at the University of Chicago. She is the author of many books, including Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law (Princeton).

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