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A Light For Our Modern Dark Age?

Law & Liberty
September 16, 2024
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In Law & Liberty, James Hankins seeks advice on our current social ills from 14th century Italian scholar Francesco Petrarch. Pointing his finger at an education system that had lost its way, Petrarch demanded that the universities of his time stop sowing social discord and refocus on instructing their students in the timeless pursuit of truth and knowledge. Considering the state of campuses today, it’s still good advice, says Hankins.

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