The Elective Mind: Philosophy And The Undergraduate Degree

What is the significance of "higher" education? What is the point of obtaining a degree that includes the study of philosophy? This book argues that university study is a privileged space for self-cultivation but that this space is under threat by both the press of specialization and the "marketing" of undergraduate education.

• | By (Author): Real (Full Professor - Department Of Philosophy, University Of Sudbury) Fillion
• | Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 05, 2021
• | Country of Publication: Canada
• | Number of Pages: 150 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0776629557
• | ISBN-13: 9780776629551