My First Clues about Social Injustice

It’s why I am so passionate about education.

Douglas Giles, PhD
Coping with Capitalism
6 min readAug 3, 2023

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I was fortunate enough to go to university at a time when it was affordable. Tuition was under $3,000 a year, and a combination of Pell grants and working part-time jobs could pay for your education. That was back when university “work-study jobs” offered meaningful academic-related employment with adequate compensation. (An…

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Douglas Giles, PhD
Coping with Capitalism

Philosopher by trade & temperament, professor for 21 years, bringing philosophy out of its ivory tower and into everyday life. https://linktr.ee/dgilesphd