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Do we have a right to higher education? A conversation between  philosophers of education Harry Brighouse and Christopher Martin.
  • What is the point of higher education?
  • Why is there a right to higher education?
  • Should education be compulsory after 18?
  • Should tuition be free?
This is part of our series on the ethics of higher education.
Recommended Readings:

The Right to Higher Education: A Political Theory by Christopher Martin. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Trow M. (2007) Reflections on the Transition from Elite to Mass to Universal Access: Forms and Phases of Higher Education in Modern Societies since WWII. In: Forest J.J.F., Altbach P.G. (eds) International Handbook of Higher Education. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4012-2_13