Liberal Arts in Professional Life
Description
One mode of thinking is based upon narrative. Sullivan describes this mode as necessary to the renewal of professional education, especially its need to recover commitment to the meaning of public good.
Thinking within a story provides an ongoing context of meaningful interaction. It integrates experience through metaphor and analogy. It is employed in the arts and in all practical situations, including professional work. Sullivan claims that this mode of thought is the source of meaning and value.
Give examples of story from contemporary art, literature, cinema, TV, and your personal experience that address this cognitive mode of narrative and evaluate how they contribute to your sense of professional life.
Main Source:
Sullivan, William M. (2005) Work and Integrity: The Crisis and Promise of Professionalism in America. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint.
ISBN 13: 9780787974589
Supplemental Reading material:
Bauerlein, Mark. (2008) The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future. NY: Jeremy Tarcher/Penguin.
ISBN 13: 9781585426393
Johnson, W.B. and Ridley, C.R. (2008) The Elements of Ethics for Professionals. NY: Palgrave MacMillan.
ISBN 13: 9780230603912
Nussbaum, Martha C. (2010) Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
ISBN 13: 9780691154480
Paul, R. W. and Elder, Linda. (2002) Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times Pearson Hall.
ISBN 13: 9780130647603
