| Why Choose the Liberal Arts? Contributor(s): Roche, Mark William (Author) |
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ISBN: 026804032X ISBN-13: 9780268040321 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | Organizations & Institutions - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 378.012 |
| LCCN: 2010028741 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 values--intrinsic, practical, and idealistic--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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roche, Mark William: - Mark William Roche is the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Professor of German Language and Literature and Concurrent Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. |
