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Auteur(s) : DeNicola, Daniel R.
Titre(s) : Learning to flourish [Texte imprimé] : a philosophical exploration of liberal education / Daniel R. DeNicola
Publication : New York : Continuum, cop. 2012
Description matérielle : x, 270 p. ; 23 cm
Comprend : Pt. 1. Toward a theory of liberal education. Mixed messages and false starts ; Liberal
education and human flourishing ; pt. 2. Paradigms of liberal education. Transmission
of culture ; Self-actualization ; Understanding the world ; Engagement with the
world ; The skills of learning ; pt. 3. The values and moral aims of liberal education.
Core values of liberal education ; Intrinsic value ; Educating a good person ;
pt. 4. Obstacles, threats and prospects. Persistent concerns ; Newfound threats ;
Promise and prospects.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and indexes
"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. This work offers a 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. The author 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, he 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 publisher
Sujet(s) : Éducation humaniste -- Philosophie
Enseignement supérieur -- Finalités -- États-Unis
Enseignement supérieur -- Société -- États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781441151063 (hbk). - ISBN 1441151060 (hbk). - ISBN 9781441111630 (pbk.). -
ISBN 1441111638 (pbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42735252k
Notice n° :
FRBNF42735252
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