How the Liberal Arts Can Save Liberal Democracy

by Steven M Delue and Steven M. DeLue

Book Overview

Currently, liberal democracy is threatened by authoritarian movements, not just in the United States but also in societies around the world. The liberal arts helps to arrest these tendencies because of the support by citizens in liberal democracies for the values the latter shares with the liberal arts: autonomy and freedom. Autonomy is the capacity to make reasoned decisions about a host of political, social, and personal matters--independent of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498575382
• ISBN13: 9781498575386
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"