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Critical Thinking as Liberal Education : Its Meaning and Necessity

  • The Journal of General Education
  • 2022, (18), pp.303~323
  • DOI : 10.24173/jge.2022.01.18.10
  • Publisher : Da Vinci Mirae Institute of General Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education > Field of Education > General Education
  • Received : December 20, 2021
  • Accepted : January 24, 2022
  • Published : January 31, 2022

Choi, Seon Wha 1

1안양대학교

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ABSTRACT

Liberal education can be understood by dividing it into community and personal areas. The community purpose in liberal arts education is to cultivate citizens with the right knowledge, and the purpose of personal domain in liberal arts education is to improve life as a human being. Education on critical thinking to realize this purpose enhances thinking ability and changes the attitude of thinking. Through this, educated individuals will be able to develop humanity by improving their lives as humans. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to acquire critical thinking education through the liberal arts curriculum to recognize the importance of critical thinking and to become an intellectual who uses it.

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