Recapturing a Classical Ideal of Citizenship with Eric Adler

In a polarized age of rapid technological advances that increasingly seem to pull us apart and turn us inward, the need for a robust civics education seems more important than ever, but most of the public discussion descends into hand wringing. My guest today suggests that the framework for a strong civics education and pathway towards virtuous citizenship not only exists, but it’s relatively simple to deploy… if colleges will get on board.Eric Adler is a professor and the Classics Chair at the University of Maryland. Today on the podcast, we discuss Eric’s work writing advocating for a classically-informed retrieval of the humanities in America’s institutions of higher education. Dr. Adler views this project as critical to renewing both civility and civics in the US, and we explore both the historic debates surrounding the development and decline of the humanities in American higher education as well as the future possibilities, educational and civic, or its renewal.Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the full show notes (30% off for podcast listeners)!