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.
His books include Why Literature Matters in the 21st Century and The Intellectual Appeal of Catholicism and the Idea of a Catholic University , the latter published by the University of Notre Dame Press..
From 1997 to 2008, Roche served as dean of Notre Dame\'s College of Arts and Letters.
Joyce, C.
S.
C., Professor of German Language and Literature and concurrent Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.
Edmund P.
About the Author Mark William Roche is the Rev.
Why Choose the Liberal Arts? is an accessible and thought-provoking work of interest to students, parents, and administrators.
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.
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.
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.
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
