Ian Angus, Love the Questions: University Education and Enlightenment. Semaphore Series, Winnipeg: Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 2009, 102 pp. $14.95 paper (978-18940337-40-2)
What is the role of the university in contemporary society? What is the purpose of a university education? What are the implications for citizenship and social awareness if their cultivation is no longer safeguarded against the market-oriented functions of the university? In keeping with the spirit of inquiry espoused throughout Love the Questions: University Education and Enlightenment, Ian Angus does not claim to have definitive answers; rather, his aim is to ensure that such questions continue being posed. Angus seeks to avoid another lament for the decline of the university … Read more
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