C.S. Lewis on Higher Education: The Pedagogy of Pleasure

by Stewart Goetz

Book Overview

Why pursue a university education? Some people answer in terms of the purpose of getting a good job. Others respond in terms of the aim of earning more money. Still others answer in terms of the goal of promoting social justice. Drawing on C. S. Lewis's belief that the purpose of life is the experience of perfect happiness, Stewart Goetz explains Lewis's simple but overlooked view that a person should pursue a university education for the pleasure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350355119
• ISBN13: 9781350355118
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.3"