The Future of Liberal Education

ISBN-13: 9780367739492 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 84 str.

Timothy Burns; Peter Lawler

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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 21^st 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

O autorze

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.