Conservative women: Bridging divides through meaningful dialogue
Beck M.C.
2019
Dialogue and Universalism
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10.5840/du201929338
In response to the rise of conservative women, the author engaged in a long and meaningful Socratic dialogue with two self-identified conservative women. The paper describes the conversation (approved by participants), then analyzes it according to variouspoliticaltrends)Jungianandotherpsychologicaltheories)theauthor'sdialecti-cal teaching methodology, the value of a traditional liberal arts education and the failure of the intellectual elite in the past 50 years to create and sustain meaningful friendships with fellow citizens from all social sectors and educational levels. Athenian democracy also degenerated into authoritarianism because of the professional elite's corruption and/or detachment. © 2019, Polish Academy of Sciences - Institute of Philosophy and Sociology. All rights reserved.
Alexis de Toqueville; APA; Carl Jung; Elite education; John Dewey; Krista Tippett; Liberal arts; MacArthur Foundation; Martha Nussbaum; Promiscuity; Religion; Robert Putnam; Sherlan Nuland; Socrates; Virtues; William Dershowitz
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