Taking Teaching Seriously.

The article analyzes the book "The Main Enterprise of the World: Rethinking Education" by Philip Kitcher, which posits that the primary mission of society should be education aimed at nurturing human beings. Topics include Kitcher's proposals for an egalitarian society with an emphasis on education as a means of fostering justice and democracy, the challenges of implementing a liberal arts education for all and the complexities involved in recognizing the skilled nature of teaching.