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Maria Spiropulu

Maria Spiropulu

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Maria Spiropulu is Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

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    Higher Education and the Crisis of Democracy

    Daniel Chirot

    Three recent books by established academics add to the chorus of those decrying the slow and steady death of what used to be called a “liberal education.” Because a proper understanding of history and human complexity is necessary for democracy, Daniel Chirot of the University of Washington thinks the authors are right to worry.

     reviews three recent books that aim to defend liberal education in an age of anti-liberal extremes.
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