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Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and Massimo Pigliucci (CUNY Graduate Center, Plato's Footnote, How To Be a Stoic)
- Dan questions the rationale for a liberal arts education . 01:26
- Massimo defends the liberal arts . 12:28
- Does studying the humanities make you a better citizen? . 30:44
- Campus protesters with a little learning . 45:59
- Valuing the liberal arts for their own sake . 60:38
- Massimo: The humanities are dangerous . 68:36
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Daniel Kaufman
Massimo Pigliucci
Daniel Kaufman
Massimo Pigliucci
Recorded:Nov 20
Posted:Nov 28, 2015
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- Dan’s essay, “On Some Common Rationales for Liberal Education (and why they aren’t very good)”
- Dan and Massimo discuss Gilbert Ryle and “knowing how” vs. “knowing that”
- “How Philosophy Makes You a Better Leader”
- “Tech Leave You Cold? Major in Philosophy!”
- “Be Employable, Study Philosophy”
- “Is Philosophy the Most Practical Major?”
- “Why Study Philosophy”?
- GRE scores by major
- “From Technologist to Philosopher”
Sophia | Nov 28, 2015 | Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
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