What is a liberal arts education? How does it differ from other forms of learning? What are we to make of the debates that surround it? What are its place, its value, and its prospects in the contemporary world? These are questions that trouble students and their parents, educators, critics, and policy-makers, and philosophers of education--among others. Learning to Flourish offers a lucid, penetrating, philosophical exploration of liberal learning: a still-evolving tradition of theory and practice that has dominated and sustained intellectual life and learning in much of the globe for two millennia. This study will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand liberal arts education, as well as to educators and philosophers of education. Daniel R. DeNicola weighs the views of both advocates and critics of the liberal arts, and interprets liberal education as a vital tradition aimed supremely at understanding and living a flourishing life. He elaborates the tradition as expressed in five competing but complementary paradigms that transcend theories of curriculum and pedagogy and are manifested in particular social contexts. He examines the transformative power of liberal education and its relation to such values as freedom, autonomy, and democracy, reflecting on the importance of intrinsic value and moral understanding. Finally, DeNicola considers age-old obstacles and current threats to liberal education, ultimately asserting its value for and urgent need in a global, pluralistic, technologically advanced society. The result is a bold, yet nuanced theory, alert to both historical and contemporary discussions, and a significant contribution to the discourse on liberal education.
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Presents a philosophical examination of the tradition, values, and contemporary prospect of liberal learning. This title offers an exploration of liberal learning: a still-evolving tradition of theory and practice that has dominated and sustained intellectual life and learning in much of the globe for two millennia.
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Preface & Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Toward a Theory of Liberal Education 1. Mixed Messages and False Starts 2. Liberal Education and Human Flourishing Part II: Paradigms of Liberal Education 3. Transmission of Culture 4. Self-Actualization 5. Understanding the World 6. Engagement with the World 7. The Skills of Learning Part III: The Values and Moral Aims of Liberal Education 8. Core Values of Liberal Education 9. Intrinsic Value 10.Educating a Good Person Part IV: Obstacles, Threats, and Prospects 11. Persistent Concerns 12. Newfound Threats 13. Promise and Prospects Bibliography Index
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For persons concerned for the fate of liberal education — it does appear to be in jeopardy2 — and engaged with the debates swirling around and within it, Learning to Flourish is a useful resource, even if one is not persuaded by all the arguments. Although I am not familiar with all the writers to whom he refers, I think DeNicola does well, for the most part, to identify salient issues and take readers through alternatives and challenges to his claims.
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A succinct, yet comprehensive and analytical introduction to liberal education

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781441111630
Publisert
2012-10-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Continuum
Vekt
331 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

Biographical note

Daniel R. DeNicola is Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College, USA, where he was Provost for over a decade. Previously, he held similar titles for parallel periods at Rollins College. An award-winning teacher, he earned his doctorate in Philosophy of Education from Harvard University, where he has served as a Visiting Scholar.