Between freedom of the researcher and pragmatism. On degradation of human sciences in contemporary educational discourse

The article analyses changes in humanities in the context of growth in competitiveness and the influence of free market on education. The author examines the impact of capitalist values on the commercialized process of creation and popularization of liberal arts in Europe. She inquires if states — as leading public entities — reduce the meaning and essence of humanities. It is also argued that the trial of marketization withdrawal constitutes one of the major challenges for the representatives of the humanistic discipline