{"product_id":"lets-be-reasonable-a-conservative-case-for-liberal-education-9780691207728","title":"Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA conservative college professor's compelling defense of liberal education\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot so long ago, conservative intellectuals such as William F. Buckley Jr. believed universities were worth fighting for. Today, conservatives seem more inclined to burn them down. In \u003ci\u003eLet's Be Reasonable\u003c\/i\u003e, conservative political theorist and professor Jonathan Marks finds in liberal education an antidote to this despair, arguing that the true purpose of college is to encourage people to be reasonable--and revealing why the health of our democracy is at stake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the ideas of John Locke and other thinkers, Marks presents the case for why, now more than ever, conservatives must not give up on higher education. He recognizes that professors and administrators frequently adopt the language and priorities of the left, but he explains why conservative nightmare visions of liberal persecution and indoctrination bear little resemblance to what actually goes on in college classrooms. Marks examines why advocates for liberal education struggle to offer a coherent defense of themselves against their conservative critics, and demonstrates why such a defense must rest on the cultivation of reason and of pride in being reasonable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than just a campus battlefield guide, \u003ci\u003eLet's Be Reasonable\u003c\/i\u003e recovers what is truly liberal about liberal education--the ability to reason for oneself and with others--and shows why the liberally educated person considers reason to be more than just a tool for scoring political points.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5795645\"\u003eJonathan Marks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691207728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691207720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU015000\"\u003eSchools | Levels | Higher\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU040000\"\u003ePhilosophy, Theory \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU034000\"\u003eEducational Policy \u0026amp; Reform\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Marks\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of politics at Ursinus College and a blogger for \u003ci\u003eCommentary\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePerfection and Disharmony in the Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau\u003c\/i\u003e and has written on higher education for the \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWeekly Standard\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Twitter @marksjo1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44456893907181,"sku":"9780691207728","price":29.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b66a4168-5ffa-46ca-9fd2-cae141940eeb.jpg?v=1700410683","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/lets-be-reasonable-a-conservative-case-for-liberal-education-9780691207728","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}