Let's be reasonable : a conservative case for liberal education / Jonathan Marks.

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"Jonathan Marks, a political theorist and self-proclaimed "critic-lover" of higher education adds to the conservative tradition of criticism of universities marked by the work of William F. Buckley, Jr., and (Marl's mentor) Allan Bloom. Marks proposes an up-to-date restatement of the conservative critique by challenging the social justice, liberationist position of the Left and summoning the characterization of higher learning exposited by John Locke: 'It is the thesis of this book that colleges and universities will do better at defending themselves, at guarding their students against foolishness and fanaticism, and at sending graduates into the world prepared to exercise good judgment, if they dedicate themselves to shaping the kind of human being Locke describes...Our colleges and universities must do everything they can to ensure that we are not mere pretenders when it comes to our claim to found our judgments about true and false, good and bad, right and wrong, on more than passion or prejudice. That is a worthy aim and, inasmuch as "liberty of the mind is of great use both in business and in study," a good sell for higher education...' After making the case that the only real debate on campus is between the two Lefts-revolutionary and reform-Marks attempts to reposition the conversation by asserting the primacy of reason and the reasonable as the true end of education. He reserves his most powerful appeal for the wealthiest and prestigious universities which he sees as mainly protecting, rather than truly educating, students. Marks is not anti-university nor is his book an exercise in condemnation. He loves universities and want to see them better achieve what he takes to be their real goals. A blogger and columnist, Marks writes with wit and a genuine sense of sympathy for higher education"--