South Carolina has a lot of government control and very little government support. The university is beholden to them as consumers, like we have to please them. We have to look at what has happened in k through 12 education. And so we we get these enormous classes of incoming students that have only ever been taught discreet skills. They have no sense of the intellectual life, the life of the mind.
Philosopher Jennifer Frey of the University of South Carolina talks about the state of the university in American education. Frey urges a stronger focus on virtue and human flourishing and a reduced focus on career preparation. Roberts, despite his sympathy with the examined life, challenges the virtue of philosophical enquiry. At the end of the conversation, both guest and host defend philosophy.