Distinctively American Katherine Armstrong this book shows that human

this book shows that human development outcomes have shown only weak progress and remain stubbornly resistant to change

Stroud's discussions of these fundamental questions are essential reading for anyone interested in the possibility of philosophical theories of knowledge

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Distinctively American Katherine Armstrong this book shows that humanThere is much change underway in American higher education. New technologies are challenging the teaching practices of yesterday, distance learning is lauded, and private firms offer to certify the educational credentials that businesses and others will deem satisfactory. In this new environment, America's liberal arts colleges propound a quite different set of values. Their continuing faith in the liberal arts not as the nineteenth century chose to