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<p>&quot;Our best models for philanthropy,&quot; Schiller argues, &quot;are people who take advantage of its non-utilitarian possibilities and turn them against capitalism, not be redistributing its spoils but by rejecting its definition for what makes human beings valuable&quot; (152). Redistributing cash is important -- don't mistake Schiller's point -- but it does little to support the redistribution of power. And higher education has been so completely subsumed in the flows of capital that today what makes not only education but <em>students themselves</em> valuable is their future productivity rather than their capacity for thought, creativity, and care.</p>
<p>Thinking with Schiller has helped me understand a bit of my ambivalence about the increasing push for &quot;career readiness&quot; programs in the humanities. I believe in the power of these programs to help students recognize that it is possible for them to make a good living even if they graduate with a degree in English, or Philosophy, or Art History -- a necessary concession to capitalist reality that I don't want to dismiss. The world we live in demands that we demonstrate our value in monetary terms. But at the same time I want to be sure that our answers to the question &quot;what can you do with a humanities degree&quot; do not stop with the utilitarian. Because yes, you can in fact do all manner of productive things with a humanities degree, precisely because it teaches you not just how to function in a corporate role but how to learn whatever you need to know wherever you find yourself. But even more than that, it teaches you about the full richness of human flourishing, about what makes life worth living.</p>
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