Back to the Cave: Social Responsibility in Liberal Arts Education.

Fleischauer, John F.

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Back to the Cave: Social Responsibility in Liberal Arts Education.

Fleischauer, John F.

Liberal Education, v70 n2 p113-19 Sum 1984

One of the oldest problems of western education, the appropriateness of instruction in the ethics of knowledge, is related to the principle of social virtue. Liberal arts colleges are beginning to reaffirm strongly their commitment to social responsibility in both mission statements and curriculum revision. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Role, Ethics, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Liberal Arts, Politics, Social Responsibility

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