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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 37 days 15 hours 57 minutes
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episode 8: It's Elementary! Catholic Education in the 21st Century
A Discussion with Joseph Nagel and Heather Skinner
episode 9: Lost in Thought: A Conversation with Zena Hitz
What are the "great books"? What makes them great? Is the cultivation of an intellectual life especially important to citizens of a democratic republic? Zena Hitz, Tutor at St. John's College, joins the show to discuss all this and more! You can buy Hitz's book Lost in Thought here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education
episode 28: Locke, Tocqueville, and Civic Education: A Conversation with Jeffrey Sikkenga
Why is education so important in a democracy? Are democracies capable of producing the citizens they need? What do John Locke and Alexis de Tocqueville have to teach us about education in a liberal democracy? Jeffrey Sikkenga, Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center, joins Madison's Notes to answer these questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education
episode 39: The Capitulation of MIT: A Conversation with Dorian Abbot
Dorian Abbot is an Associate Professor of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had invited Abbot to deliver their prestigious Carlson Lecture, but rescinded the invitation after receiving complaints about an article Abbot had written for Newsweek, titled "The Diversity Problem on Campus." In response, Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions invited Abbot to speak at the James Madison Program...
episode 53: On Teaching About Religion in an Age of Intolerance
A Discussion with Linda K. Wertheimer
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