2020
DOI: 10.7202/1070739ar
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Political Authority, Personal Autonomy and Higher Education

Abstract: Does the liberal state have a role in helping mature citizens make worthwhile educational choices? The question has clear relevance for the aims of higher education in a liberal democratic society. As systems of higher education internationalize, it has become difficult for liberal states to steer high education policy in directions that serve civic interests. This is, in part, because political liberalism imposes restrictions on what one might call directive educational authority: the power to direct citizens… Show more

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“…A truth-seeking public, then, cannot but value universities and other institutions of higher learning, which serve the purpose of public truth-seeking, on pain of irrationality (p.150) On this view, the very purpose of university education is tied to the public good. Martin (2018b) goes further, arguing that the state should support the production of public knowledge where citizens are denied access to it by the market:…”
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“…A truth-seeking public, then, cannot but value universities and other institutions of higher learning, which serve the purpose of public truth-seeking, on pain of irrationality (p.150) On this view, the very purpose of university education is tied to the public good. Martin (2018b) goes further, arguing that the state should support the production of public knowledge where citizens are denied access to it by the market:…”
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confidence: 99%