[lit-ideas] w/due thanks to R. Paul
- From: "Adriano Palma" <Palma@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:09:12 +0200
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was the
non-mysterious notion of studying something for its own sake.
My humble proposal is to move universities to said galaxy and let the
idiots who have the pragmatic concerns, the payccheck, the rearing fo a
generation, etc. in this galaxy
>>> Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx> 11/5/2011 5:08 AM >>>
Ursula wrote
Well...in our little college in Northern Ontario, the liberal arts have
to be argued for almost every year. There's very little support for
programs that can't find connections with or support from the
mercantile/industrial world outside our doors (of very little
perception...).
That said, we do have some amazing students who very much do want a
liberal arts education. They didn't always know that coming in...but
things turn them on.
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/26/business/philosophers-find-the-degree-pays-off-in-life-and-in-work.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
It's sad that studying the liberal arts (as opposed to e.g.
engineering) has to be somehow justified in terms of what it will 'get
you' after graduation. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there
was the non-mysterious notion of studying something for its own sake.
Hélas.
Robert Paul
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