I Think the Difference Require Ot a Higher Education

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i believe great education is about learning how to think. It's not being told a set of skills, or how to acquire those skills and encourage expertise in a particular area. And most american colleges have said, that's not what we do. I think there's a chance to revive these areas right when people read the eliot the odyss - even though they're probably not literally true.

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.