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Civic Leadership
Spring 2022
Reading Guide 4
Due 2/19/22
Reading
Gutman, A. (1987). Democratic Education. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Chapter
6
. The purposes of higher education (pp. 172-193).
Question
1. What two reasons does Gutman give for not making a college education compulsory?
2. Gutman argues that the autonomy of the academy plays an important role in a democracy. Describe why she thinks this is so.
3. Discuss Gutman’s characterization of, and argument against, utilitarianism.
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Gutman, A. (1987). Democratic Education. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Chapter 6. The purposes of higher education (pp. 172-193).