The Classical Liberalism of Robert M. Hutchins.

D'Urso, Salvatore

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Publication Date: 1978-Dec

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The Classical Liberalism of Robert M. Hutchins.

D'Urso, Salvatore

Teachers College Record, v80 n2 p336-55 Dec 1978

The political and social ideals of Robert M. Hutchins, a president of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, are portrayed. His principal philosophical assumptions and their classical liberal affinities are discussed, and some misinterpretations of his proposals for the reform of American higher education are corrected. (LBH)

Descriptors: Biographies, College Role, Educational Change, Educational History, General Education, Higher Education, Leadership, Liberal Arts, Political Attitudes, Social Attitudes

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