Category Archives: Liberal Arts

Liberal Education and the Slavery to Passion

Posted on January 23, 2012 by marklangley

  I had mentioned before that liberal education is an education that “frees” the student specifically from four types of slavery.  It might be worth mentioning that while liberal education is wonderfully useful in advancing the happiness of a human … Continue reading →

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Here’s a million dollars…now do you still want to go to school?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by marklangley

I ask my students students from time to time why they want to “get an education.” These days the expected answer is of course “so that I can get a good job and make a great deal of money.” “Great!” … Continue reading →

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