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How the liberal arts can save liberal democracy / Steven M. DeLue.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeLue, Steven M., 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Humanistic.
- United States.
- Education, Humanistic--United States--Influence.
- Education, Higher--Political aspects--United States.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--Political aspects.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 277 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2018]
- Summary:
- "The essential relationship between the liberal arts and liberal democracy is defined in terms of the former providing to the latter both a discourse of mutual respect and an enlarged culture. What corrodes liberal arts within colleges and universities must be addressed, lest liberal democracy be placed in jeopardy"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The liberal arts and liberal democracy: the threat to liberal democracy
- The liberal arts and liberal democracy-values and capacities: the challenge for liberal democracy
- Enlightenment vice/enlightenment virtue: the problem and the challenge of the Enlightenment
- The Kierkegaard dilemma-bridging to autonomy: the nature of the problem
- Political liberalism: introduction to political liberalism
- Universities, colleges, and the liberal arts: introduction
- Major issues in preserving the liberal arts: introduction
- Liberal arts, liberal democracy : fighting nihilism : nihilism of our times
- The dark cloud hanging over liberal democracy: contemporary politics and the discourse of mutual respect.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: DeLue, Steven M., 1945- author. How the liberal arts can save liberal democracy
- ISBN:
- 9781498575362
- 1498575366
- OCLC:
- 1027823951
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