Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): July- December
Academic Essays

Liberal education, personal freedom and republican government

Walter Nicgorski University of Notre Dame

Bio
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Published 2022-07-04

How to Cite

Nicgorski, W. (2022). Liberal education, personal freedom and republican government. Conocimiento Y Acción, 2(2), 46-55. https://doi.org/10.21555/cya.iIII.2.2597

Abstract

This is the third, and last, of three lectures on the theme of Liberal Education and Human Freedom presented late in 2017 as a master class in Cátedra Carlos Llano. The lectures were given at Universidad Panamericana’s campuses at Aguascalientes and Mexico City on successive weeks.

Keywords

  • liberal education,
  • republicanism,
  • Cicero,
  • freedom

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