Why Choose the Liberal Arts?

Why Choose the Liberal Arts?

In a world where the value of a liberal arts education is no longer taken for granted, Mark William Roche lucidly and passionately argues for its essential importance. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience in higher education as a student, faculty member, and administrator, Roche deftly connects the broad theoretical perspective of educators to the practical needs and questions of students and their parents. Roche develops three overlapping arguments for a strong liberal arts education: first, the intrinsic value of learning for its own sake, including exploration of the profound questions that give meaning to life; second, the cultivation of intellectual virtues necessary for success beyond the academy; and third, the formative influence of the liberal arts on character and on the development of a sense of higher purpose and vocation. Together with his exploration of these three valuesâ€”intrinsic, practical, and idealisticâ€”Roche reflects on ways to integrate them, interweaving empirical data with personal experience. Why Choose the Liberal Arts? is an accessible and thought-provoking work of interest to students, parents, and administrators.

Country	USA
Author	Mark William Roche
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780268091743
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of Notre Dame Press
Manufacturer	University of Notre Dame Press
NumberOfPages	184
PublicationDate	2010-08-20
Publisher	University of Notre Dame Press
ReleaseDate	2016-03-15
Studio	University of Notre Dame Press

You might also like...