The Importance of a Liberal Education

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i believe that we have a an ethical responsibility to go back to the cave, to point in, to point towards the light. And i further believe that the possibility of democratic society depends on that. A liberal education is not this thing you get taught in school and now everyone has a liberal education. It's one of your obligations as a citizen is continue to pursue that.

On today’s episode of the podcast Ryan talks to author Roosevelt Montas about how to make philosophy and the classics accessible to young children, how the classics connect to something in our humanity, how the ancient texts connect children and adults the same, and more.

Roosevelt Montás is Director of the Freedom and Citizenship Program. He was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New York as a teenager. Roosevelt specializes in Antebellum American literature and culture, with a particular interest in American national identity. He regularly teaches moral and political philosophy in the Columbia Core Curriculum as well seminars in American Studies. Roosevelt is the author of “Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation.”

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