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Toward A Critique Of Paideia And Humanitas: (Mis)Education And The Global Ecological Crisis

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Kahn, R. (2007). Toward A Critique Of Paideia And Humanitas: (Mis)Education And The Global Ecological Crisis. In: Roth, K., Gur-Ze’ev, I. (eds) Education in the Era of Globalization. Philosophy and Education, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5945-2_12

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