The term “liberal arts”, like any other word, has various meanings and interpretations. According to Leisure, Freedom and Liberal Education, “a liberal education, as the name suggests it, is an education for freedom…Accordingly, liberal education is often valued or justified as a means for acquiring the critical thinking skills that are necessary to attain individual autonomy.” However, as stated by What’s Happened to Liberal Education?, the “core mission” of liberal education is “the transmission of knowledge and the search for truth.” Another differing definition can be found in The Experience of Liberal Education, which says that liberal arts consists of “outcomes, competencies, and partnerships, developed through undergraduate research,
