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Author Churchill, John Hugh, author.

Title The problem with rules : essays on the meaning and value of liberal education / John Churchill
Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021
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Series The Malcolm Lester Phi Beta Kappa lectures on liberal arts and public life
Malcolm Lester Phi Beta Kappa lectures on liberal arts and public life.
Contents The "essence" of liberal education -- Wittgenstein on rules and its relevance for liberal education -- Benefits of liberal education: deliberation and the emergence of meaning -- What Is the Liberal Arts Canon and how is it justified? -- Liberal arts in a global context -- Liberal arts and personal identity
Summary "A defense of the liberal arts and clarion call to recognize and support their study. Drawing on Wittgenstein, John Churchill insists on the liberal arts' indispensable role in the practice of critical thinking"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 29, 2020)
Subject Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
SUBJECT Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951 fast
Subject Education, Humanistic.
Critical thinking.
Philosophy and education
RELIGION / Philosophy
Critical thinking
Education, Humanistic
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020037881
ISBN 9780813945781
081394578X