The crisis of the humanities

Authors

  • Carla Cordua Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The idea of a current universal crisis of the humanities belongs to Notforprofit, a recent book written by Martha Nussbaum, the wellknown American essayist. We describe some features of this crisis and comment on its influence on the school curricula in Chile. 

Keywords:

humanities, education, civism, democraticcitizenship