1st Edition

The Future of Liberal Education

Edited By Timothy Burns, Peter Lawler Copyright 2015
94 Pages
by Routledge

94 Pages
by Routledge

94 Pages
by Routledge

Liberal Education, once the central and defining feature of American Higher Education, has been displaced by technical training and career-oriented majors. But it has also suffered from the decline in genuine liberal learning found in humanities disciplines, owing to specialization, politicization, and the adoption of new literary and psychological theories. The social sciences, too, have... Read more

Introduction Timothy W. Burns and Peter Augustine Lawler  1. Liberal Education: Its Conditions and Ends David D. Corey  2. Why Do We Wear These Gowns and These Hoods? Timothy W. Burns  3. The Conservative Defence of Liberal Education Peter Augustine Lawler  4. Liberal Education and Liberal Democracy Fred Baumann  5. Reclaiming the Core of Liberal Education in the 21st Century Lorraine Smith Pangle  6. The Liberal Arts and the Arts of Liberty Susan McWilliams  7. The Fading Promise of a More Meritocratic Society Ross J. Corbett  8. Education For Freedom Fr. Barry Bercier, A.A.  9. Liberal Education versus Great-Books Education Patrick Deneen  10. Liberal Education and Civic Education Daniel Cullen

Biography

Timothy W. Burns is Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, USA.



Peter Augustine Lawler is Dana Professor of Government at Berry College, USA, editor of Perspectives On Political Science, and chief blogger at Postmodern Conservative.