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Thoughtfulness as the Aim of Liberal Education?

Aug 25, 2010By Micheal Hickerson

Each year, a senior scholar at the University of Chicago is chosen to deliver the Aims of Education address to incoming students. (An archive of the addresses since 1995 can be found online.) In 1981, Leon R. Kass delivered perhapsRead more…

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Aug 25, 2010Micheal Hickerson 1 comment

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