A Sanctuary of Their Own: Intellectual Refugees in the Academy

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2000 - 113 páginas
What is at stake in compromising the Enlightenment ideals of a liberal education with new educational policies engendered by a neo-liberalized, global marketplace? Richly grounding his arguments in the social philosophy of European and American intellectuals, Raphael Sassower explores Western culture's long-standing ambivalence toward 'the life of the mind.' He shows how and why this historical legacy contributes to today's confusion over goals and values in contemporary education. He sheds new light on many of today's controversies, showing why the demands of technology and a global economy increase society's need for 'educational sanctuaries' of liberal education, intellectual 'play' and social consciousness that may better serve the diverse and often conflicting needs of a changing world.
 

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The Life of the Mind
xix
The Emerging Academic Model
23
Intellectual Responsibility
41
Academic Confusions
61
Academics as Visionaries and Prophets
81

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Raphael Sassower is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books, including The Price of Public Intellectuals (2014), Religion and Sports in American Culture (2014), Digital Exposure: Postmodern Postcapitalism (2013) and Solo: Postmodern Explorations (2011).

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