I’d Throw in a Vote for Some John Rawls
By Jesse Singal - Nov 5th, 2008 at 3:57 pmInside Higher Ed’s Scott McLemee emailed the following to a bunch of academic types over the last few days:
Imagine you are invited to a sit-down with the president-elect and given the chance to suggest some recommended reading between now and the inauguration.Since we’re trying to keep this fantasy of empowerment at least slightly plausible, I’d ask you to limit yourself to one book. (He will be busy.) Something not yet available in English is fine; we will assume a crack team of translators is standing by. Journal articles, historical documents, and dissertations also acceptable.
What would you propose? Why? Is there a special urgency to recommending it to the attention of the next Chief Executive at this very moment? Remember, this is a chance to shape the course of history. Use your awesome power wisely….
The results are worth checking out.
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