What Is Education For? A Discussion of Nussbaum’s Not for Profit
Why Democracy Needs the Humanities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9730316 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jing Lin (0000-0003-4854-6769, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 767-779 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education and Urban Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0013124516630603 |
| OpenAlex | W2404088849 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article provides a discussion of the book, Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities by Martha C. Nussbaum from the perspective of a visiting scholar to the United States from China. It begins by addressing two critical topics discussed by Nussbaum: consequences of focusing only on economic growth and the importance of humanistic values. The article then incorporates the voices of other scholars as it considers implications of Nussbaum’s work. The article concludes by suggesting service-learning as a means of accomplishing the educational goals proposed by Nussbaum
China · Democracy · Democratic Education · Humanism · Humanistic education · Humanistic psychology · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |