In Defense of a Liberal Education
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In Defense of a Liberal Education is a nonfiction book by journalist and commentator Fareed Zakaria that argues for the enduring value of broad, humanities-centered higher education in the modern world.
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Target entity: In Defense of a Liberal Education Context triple: [Fareed Zakaria, notableWork, In Defense of a Liberal Education]
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On a Liberal Education
"On a Liberal Education" is an influential essay by Thomas Henry Huxley that argues for the importance of broad, scientifically informed learning as the foundation of true education.
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The Voice of Liberal Learning
The Voice of Liberal Learning is a collection of essays by political philosopher Michael Oakeshott that articulates his influential vision of education as the pursuit of liberal learning for its own sake.
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The Paideia Proposal
The Paideia Proposal is an educational manifesto by philosopher Mortimer J. Adler advocating a rigorous, liberal arts–centered curriculum for all students in a democratic society.
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The Idea of a University
The Idea of a University is John Henry Newman’s influential 19th-century collection of lectures and essays that defends liberal education and articulates a philosophy of the modern university.
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The Uses of the University
The Uses of the University is a seminal book by Clark Kerr that analyzes the evolving role, structure, and societal functions of modern higher education institutions, especially the multiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Defense of a Liberal Education Target entity description: In Defense of a Liberal Education is a nonfiction book by journalist and commentator Fareed Zakaria that argues for the enduring value of broad, humanities-centered higher education in the modern world.
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A.
On a Liberal Education
"On a Liberal Education" is an influential essay by Thomas Henry Huxley that argues for the importance of broad, scientifically informed learning as the foundation of true education.
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B.
The Voice of Liberal Learning
The Voice of Liberal Learning is a collection of essays by political philosopher Michael Oakeshott that articulates his influential vision of education as the pursuit of liberal learning for its own sake.
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C.
The Paideia Proposal
The Paideia Proposal is an educational manifesto by philosopher Mortimer J. Adler advocating a rigorous, liberal arts–centered curriculum for all students in a democratic society.
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D.
The Idea of a University
The Idea of a University is John Henry Newman’s influential 19th-century collection of lectures and essays that defends liberal education and articulates a philosophy of the modern university.
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E.
The Uses of the University
The Uses of the University is a seminal book by Clark Kerr that analyzes the evolving role, structure, and societal functions of modern higher education institutions, especially the multiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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