A Sanctuary of Their Own: Intellectual Refugees in the Academy (Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire) - Softcover

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Raphael Sassower

 
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Synopsis

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 cultures long-standing ambivalence toward the life of the mind. He shows how and why this historical legacy contributes to todays confusion over goals and values in contemporary education. He sheds new light on many of todays controversies, showing why the demands of technology and a global economy increase societys 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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About the Author

Raphael Sassower is professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

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ISBN 10:  0847698424 ISBN 13:  9780847698424
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000
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