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A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education argues that university administrators and their 19th century social-Darwinian ideology are to blame for the destruction of Humanities degrees at American colleges. I present here a critical reading of the article and outline what I see is really the driving force behind the destruction of the Humanities and why the Planetary University is a lost cause anyways.
While universities are slashing philosophy and literature degrees, philosophia is alive and well at my Halkyon Academy.
By Johannes A. NiederhauserA recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education argues that university administrators and their 19th century social-Darwinian ideology are to blame for the destruction of Humanities degrees at American colleges. I present here a critical reading of the article and outline what I see is really the driving force behind the destruction of the Humanities and why the Planetary University is a lost cause anyways.
While universities are slashing philosophy and literature degrees, philosophia is alive and well at my Halkyon Academy.