TY - JOUR AU - Skrupskelis, Kęstutis PY - 2019/07/23 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Can one live well without citizen philosophers? JF - Darbai ir Dienos / Deeds and Days JA - DiD VL - IS - 71 SE - MONOGRAPHS DO - 10.7220/2335-8769.71.6 UR - https://ejournals.vdu.lt/index.php/DiD/article/view/391 SP - 119-126 AB - <p>In democratic systems the fundamental guidelines are set not by the elite but by ordinary citizens. Many of the issues dividing society are philosophical in nature; they can be solved only by citizens with some philosophical learning. Specialized training in one field is not enough: the broader the education that citizens have received, the better it is for them.</p> ER -