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The Rise of Neoliberal Philosophy : Human Capital, Profitable Knowledge, and the Love of Wisdom / Brandon Absher

Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021 [© 2021]

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Erscheint auch als: The rise of neoliberal philosophy / Brandon Absher (Druck-Ausgabe)

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LOC-SH: Neoliberalism -- United States ; Human capital -- United States ; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States ; Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States ; Neoliberalism-United States

Brandon Absher demonstrates that the neoliberalization of higher education has led to a paradigm shift in contemporary philosophy in the United States. Neoliberal philosophy aims to produce human capital and profitable knowledge.

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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Philosophy in the Neoliberal University -- The Performativity of Neoliberal Philosophy -- The One-Dimensionality of Neoliberal Philosophy -- Diversity and Neoliberal Philosophy -- Toward a New Paradigm -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.