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Martha Nussbaum on the Value of the Humanities
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14 minutes
Released:
Dec 24, 2010
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Podcast episode
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Why bother studying the Humanities? Surely when resources are limited we should be concentrating on subjects that have clear economic benefits, shouldn't we? Not necessarily. Martha Nussbaum, author of Not For Profit, argues for the continuing importance of Humanities subjects, particularly Philosophy, in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.
Released:
Dec 24, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
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