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Liberal Education and Democratic Citizenship

✍ Scribed by Michael McCarthy

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2024
Tongue
English
Leaves
167
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

Liberal Education and Democratic Citizenship carefully describes the crises confronting American democracy, identifying their philosophical, cultural, and institutional origins to show how liberal education, properly understood, can respond to these crises effectively.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Contents
Preface
Introduction
“A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand”
The Nature and Purpose of a Liberal Education
Demystifying the L-Word
Effective Freedom
The Critical Appropriation of Traditions
Democracy in America
The Cultural Struggle for American Democracy
Our Search for Wisdom
Our Common Struggle with Unwelcome Truths
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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