keryx: (roosevelt)
keryx ([personal profile] keryx) wrote2008-12-28 07:41 pm
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what a liberal arts education is for

My date last night reminded me of the point of "liberal arts" education: you may not be an expert at anything, but you can talk about everything. Which is consistent with history: the foundation of liberal arts is all about making clever conversationalists & delightful party guests.

[identity profile] tupelo.livejournal.com 2008-12-29 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Or, as they used to call it, the MRS degree.

You know, so you don't embarrass your husband when he has the boss over for dinner and the boss throws out a Shakespeare quote or references a different culture.