| Description |
x, 198 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-198). |
| Contents |
Engaging the great questions -- Cultivating intellectual and practical virtues -- Forming character -- Integrating the values of the liberal arts. |
| Summary |
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. --from publisher description. |
| Subject |
Education, Humanistic.
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Education, Higher -- United States.
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Education, Higher. (OCoLC)fst00903005
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Education, Humanistic. (OCoLC)fst00903134
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
9780268040321 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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026804032X (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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