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In John Boyer, ed., The Aims of Education (Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago, 1997), pp. 81-106.
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The essays in this book reflect on the paradoxical relationship of liberal education and liberal democracy. Liberal educ
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While outlining what makes the status quo dysfunctional, Lowering Higher Education also offers recommendations that have
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Life and Money uncovers the contentious history of the boundary between economy and politics in liberalism. Bringing eco
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