{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Roosevelt Mont\u00e1s on Rescuing Socrates with Brendan Boyle","description":"\u201c[The human] condition of freedom, which is the condition that makes ethical life possible, is the question to which liberal education addresses itself.\u201d So says Roosevelt Mont\u00e1s, Senior Lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University, in conversation with Brendan Boyle about the aims of liberal education. Their discussion explores the use of texts as a means to help students shape their own lives, the compatibility of liberal education\u2019s positive and negative ends, and the role of the teacher, among other topics. Links:   Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Change My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation (Princeton University Press, 2021) \u201cWhat Should Students Learn?\u201d The Point, August 2021 Columbia College\u2019s core curriculum The St. John\u2019s College academic program  ","author_name":"Books and a Balance","author_url":"http:\/\/sjc.edu","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21492692\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/21492692"}