What our students need isn’t an expert who can just convey information—frankly, we’re entering a world where artificial intelligence can probably do that pretty well if you just want information-delivery services. What we really need is a space where we are actually forming students, and that means a space where they can enter into a conversation that is much bigger than themselves—that they learn how to enter that conversation in a deep and serious way, that they learn habits of thinking and reflecting with other people. These are not merely intellectual habits; they’re actually moral habits that are required for conversation about difficult, contested topics to go well.
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Can the Humanities Be Saved?
A conversation with Jennifer Frey and Anastasia Berg
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