About this episode

Danielle Allen discusses the decline of a crucial skill in American universities and its implications for democracy.

Danielle Allen is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and the Democratic Knowledge Project-Learn. A political philosopher and tech ethicist, she is a contributing columnist for The Atlantic and the 2020 Library of Congress Kluge Prize recipient for her work in political theory and civic education.

People in this episode

Guest: Danielle Allen

Topics covered

• political philosophy
• civic education
• democracy
• higher education
• technology ethics

Keywords

• Danielle Allen
• Harvard
• political philosophy
• civic education
• democracy renovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard, The Atlantic, Library of Congress

Books & works: Kluge Prize

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