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All the definitions of liberal arts thus far offered seem useful and
appropriate. But breadth of study strikes me as the most important.
Liberal arts is "Renaissance scholarship," a familiarity with and
appreciation for the full spectrum of learning: humanities, creative
arts, mathematics, sciences. An ideal liberal arts scholar can write
code in the morning, compose an essay on history in the afternoon, and
paint in the evening. It's a goal none of us reaches perfectly, but
striving for it is an essential aspect of the liberal arts.
It also means that curricula in any one area must leave sufficient room
for deep study in other areas, which militates against majors that
demand all or nearly all of the student's time and attention. To be
compatible with a liberal arts course of study, a CS major cannot, e.g.,
require 75 semester hours of in-major coursework.
Clint
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