Eccanta is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 4. This week, Jarrett ponders the role of literature in liberal arts education. What does it mean to be 'liberally educated' if you don't know much about your heritage or culture? And how do we teach our children that they can make up their own minds and not rely on others for guidance?'
How do books change our lives? Educator and author Roosevelt Montás of Columbia University talks about his book Rescuing Socrates with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Drawing on his own educational and life journey, Montás shows how great books don't just teach us stuff--they get inside us and make us who we are.