{"product_id":"lets-be-reasonable-jonathan-marks-9780691193854","title":"Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA conservative college professor's compelling defense of liberal education\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot so long ago, conservative intellectuals such as William F. Buckley Jr. believed universities were worth fighting for. Today, conservatives seem more inclined to burn them down. In \u003ci\u003eLet's Be Reasonable\u003c\/i\u003e, conservative political theorist and professor Jonathan Marks finds in liberal education an antidote to this despair, arguing that the true purpose of college is to encourage people to be reasonable--and revealing why the health of our democracy is at stake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the ideas of John Locke and other thinkers, Marks presents the case for why, now more than ever, conservatives must not give up on higher education. He recognizes that professors and administrators frequently adopt the language and priorities of the left, but he explains why conservative nightmare visions of liberal persecution and indoctrination bear little resemblance to what actually goes on in college classrooms. Marks examines why advocates for liberal education struggle to offer a coherent defense of themselves against their conservative critics, and demonstrates why such a defense must rest on the cultivation of reason and of pride in being reasonable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than just a campus battlefield guide, \u003ci\u003eLet's Be Reasonable\u003c\/i\u003e recovers what is truly liberal about liberal education--the ability to reason for oneself and with others--and shows why the liberally educated person considers reason to be more than just a tool for scoring political points.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Marks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691193851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691193854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022","brand":"Jonathan Marks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043186372863,"sku":"9780691193854","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_302959a8-699f-49ea-a5c6-bc6ac3add5fb.jpg?v=1684965727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lets-be-reasonable-jonathan-marks-9780691193854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}