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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mark William Roche |
| ISBN: | 9780268040321 026804032X |
| OCLC Number: | 639167560 |
| Description: | x, 198 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Engaging the great questions -- Cultivating intellectual and practical virtues -- Forming character -- Integrating the values of the liberal arts. |
| Responsibility: | Mark William Roche. |
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Abstract:
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.
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