Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities by Martha C. Nussbaum
Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities

Martha C. Nussbaum

Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities

Martha C. Nussbaum

158 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction education philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Brief, clear argument for the humanities and the value of higher education beyond vocational training. Most convincing in the early chapters as Nussbaum shows the importance of critical thinking skills and the arts for a successful democracy; it s...

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