{"product_id":"invention-the-art-of-liberal-arts-9780999305959","title":"Invention: The Art of Liberal Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are greatly indebted to Scott Lee  the distinguished and longtime leader of the Association of Core Texts and Courses  for this insightful exploration of the possibilities and problems of liberal arts education  which draws upon his addresses and conversations across many decades  colleges  and nations. Lees distinctive analysis  straddling the realms of rhetoric  dialectic \" and poetic  illuminates the neglected interconnections among art  freedom  and invention  which shape  he argues  the very nature of the liberal arts. The reader will be informed and inspired by each of the essays in this important volume.Bruce A. Kimball  Emeritus Academy Professor The Ohio State University For too long the liberal arts have been neglected or diminished for other  seemingly more important  concerns in advocating liberal education. J. Scott Lees penetrating book defends and advances liberal arts education through exploring and understanding the art of liberal arts  invention. Artful invention underlies the uniquely human freedom of the joy of learning  the attractive power of liberal education. Philosophically attuned to the possibilities humans can make for themselves  informed by modern empirical and theoretical studies  Lee probes the liberal arts to open up opportunities for students  faculty  and institutions to change higher education and communities for the better. Whether analyzing Pygmalion  the New Organon  the Adoration of the Magi  or the Poetics  or marshaling data to propose new liberal arts programs  Lee convincingly shows how the art of invention can revitalize liberal education in the 21st century.This unique volume of speeches and essays deserves reading by anyone seriously interested in thinking about the liberal arts. Patrick Malcolmson  Professor Emeritus St. Thomas University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647689023541,"sku":"ByrdShop_0999305956","price":26.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780999305959.jpg?v=1781696996","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/invention-the-art-of-liberal-arts-9780999305959","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}