In defense of a liberal education /

The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all pledged that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing the liberal arts, and they seem to have an unlikely ally in President Obama. While at a General Electric plant in early 2014, Obama remarked, &q...

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Main Author: Zakaria, Fareed
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Coming to America
  • A brief history of liberal education
  • Learning to think
  • The natural aristocracy
  • Knowledge and power
  • In defense of today's youth.