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| A philosopher and classicist argues that contemporary curricular reform is producing 'citizens of the world' in its advocacy of diverse forms of cross-cultural studies. Her defense of the new multi-cultural curriculum in higher education employs Socrates' ideal of the 'examined life.' |
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Martha C. Nussbaum |
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Aims & Objectives |
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Education |
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Professional Reviews
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Boston Sunday Globe: "'Cultivating Humanity' is persuasively argued, philosophically well-grounded, and firmly based on Nussbaum's own experiences as a visitor, lecturer, and teacher at a wide range of colleges and universities.", Appiah, K. Anthony: "Martha Nussbaum defends a Socratic view of education, which places the examined life at its heart. Her vision also has elements rooted in Stoic cosmopolitanism and stresses the centrality of the ability to think what it might be like to be in the shoes of a person different from oneself. Because she is not only a fine philosopher but also a distinguished classicist, Nussbaum roots her argument in a serious defense of the deep continuing relevance of classics. This is a marvelous book, which should be read by all who care about the present and the future of the university.", Berube, Michael, Lingua Franca: "Nussbaum's untrammeled confidence in both the universality of reason and the diversity of human life makes hers a challenging and novel book, one that strongly endorses multicultural study while distancing itself from nearly everything typically associated with it....If her book is read as carefully and as sympathetically as it was written, it just might give humanism a good name in the academy again.", Shapiro, James, New York Times Book Review: "A philosopher and classicist by training, Nussbaum points to the goal of liberal education, which is partly to prepare students to be citizens of the world, and argues that American students cannot achieve this without learning something about 'non-Western cultures, of minorities...of differences of gender, and sexuality.'" |
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Book Editions
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- Paperback
- Reprint
- 352
- October 01, 1998
- Harvard Univ Pr
- 9.5"(h) x 6.25"(w) x 1"(d), 1.1 lbs.
- 9780674179493
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