Liberal Arts
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The New York Times : A Defense of a Liberal Arts Education in the Age of A.I.
Liberal arts positioned as the legitimate core of higher education, superior to vocational training
Loaded language and hierarchy defense assert the intrinsic legitimacy of Great Books and classical texts over contemporary or popular alternatives.
“There is a kind of depth in great art that demands our attention in a way that is absent in Dan Brown.”
Irish Times : Humans may be on the way out. But at least the humanities are back
Liberal arts are portrayed as being reintegrated into societal value after marginalization
[narrative_framing], [balanced_reporting]
“After decades of dismissing liberal arts and humanities studies as useless and insisting that the mastery of science, engineering, math and tech is essential to future success, the tech world is coming around to the idea that learning about human nature could be a valuable asset in the coming artificial intelligence revolution.”