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is a vivid argument in support of the fact that words cannot exhaust what we can know.

The arts make vivid the fact that words do not, in their literal form or number, exhaust what we can know. (Elliot W. Eisner)

is at work in subtle ways to create a web of knowledge that will illumine problems and enlighten judgment on innumerable occasions in later life.

For some students, especially in the sciences, the knowledge gained in college may be directly relevant to graduate study. For almost all students, a liberal arts education works in subtle ways to create a web of knowledge that will illumine problems and enlighten judgment on innumerable occasions in later life.

is caught in a paradox whereby downsized, privatized, and commodified, higher education claims to invest in the future of young people while offering them few intellectual, civic, and moral supports.

As the humanities and liberal arts are downsized, privatized, and commodified, higher education finds itself caught in the paradox of claiming to invest in the future of young people while offering them few intellectual, civic, and moral supports. Henry Giroux

is concerned with imparting an awareness of the amazing and precious complexity of human relationships. Since those relationships are violated more often out of insensitiveness than out of deliberate intent, whatever increases sensitiveness of perception and understanding humanizes life.

A liberal education will impart an awareness of the amazing and precious complexity of human relationships. Since those relationships are violated more often out of insensitiveness than out of deliberate intent, whatever increases sensitiveness of perception and understanding humanizes life. Sidney Hook

is designed to equip students with the flexibility and imagination to recognize opportunities and move in new and sometimes unexpected directions that will benefit one no matter your interests or aspirations.

The ability to recognize opportunities and move in new and sometimes unexpected directions will benefit you no matter your interests or aspirations. A liberal arts education is designed to equip students for just such flexibility and imagination.

is grounded in the glorious sense of the possible. The exploration and enhancement of the possible through the spread of learning.

Our vast educational culture is 'unlike anything else in the world' and 'emerged from the glorious sense of the possible, and explored and enhanced the possible through the spread of learning. If it seems to be failing now, this is true because we have forgotten what it is for,' she said. (net marilynne robinson)

is grounded in the idea of learning compassion for one another and learning awe relative to what human beings are.

make people think about humankind and learn compassion for one another and learn awe relative to what human beings are.' (net -marilynne robinson)

is grounded in the idea of preparing people for citizenship and democracy.

democratizing privilege 'is under attack, or is being forgotten,' Robinson said. Now, universities by and large do not attempt to 'prepare people for citizenship and democracy.' Instead, they educate them to be members of a 'docile, most skilled, working class.' (net marilynne robinson)

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