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Nussbaum, Martha C. 1947-

Not for profit : Why democracy needs the humanities / Martha C. Nussbaum. - Updated edition. - xxvi, 168 pages ; 21 cm - The public square .

Foreword by Ruth O'Brien ix
Preface to the 2016 Edition xiii
Acknowledgments xxv
I The Silent Crisis 1
II Education for Profit, Education for Democracy 13
III Educating Citizens: The Moral (and Anti-Moral) Emotions 27
IV Socratic Pedagogy: The Importance of Argument 47
V Citizens of the World 79
VI Cultivating Imagination: Literature and the Arts 95
VII Democratic Education on the Ropes 121
Afterword to the Paperback Edition: Reflections on the Future of the Humanities-at Home and Abroad 145
Notes 155
Index 163

ISBN: 9780691173320 (paper)

LCCN: 2016947358

Dewey Class. No.: 370.115 NUS