Cultivating Humanity A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education |
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Author:
| Nussbaum, Martha C. |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-17949-3 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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How can higher education today create a community of critical thinkers that transcends the boundaries of class, gender, and nation? Martha Nussbaum, philosopher and classicist, argues that contemporary curricular reform is already producing such "citizens of the world" in its advocacy of diverse forms of cross-cultural studies.
How can higher education today create a community of critical thinkers that transcends the boundaries of class, gender, and nation? Martha Nussbaum, philosopher and classicist, argues that contemporary curricular reform is already producing such "citizens of the world" in its advocacy of diverse forms of cross-cultural studies.