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Defending liberal education
I had the pleasure of attending a talk at the London School of Economics given by the U.S. commentator Fareed Zakaria (18th May 2015). The lecture coincided with the launch of his new book ‘In Defense of a Liberal Education’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Critical thinking, Cultural heritage, curriculum, economy, Education, Fareed Zakaria, innovation, liberal education, technology
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‘Useful work v. useless toil’ by William Morris
Introduction: This lecture from 1884 is a clear and powerful statement of Morris’s political and economic manifesto, which also informed ‘News from Nowhere’ (1890) his visionary fable of life after a revolution. His critique of the waste and inequality inherent in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Politics
Tagged capitalism, class, economy, employment, labour, technology, William Morris, work
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