C.S. Lewis on Higher Education

Name: C.S. Lewis on Higher Education
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SKU: 9781350355118
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The Pedagogy of Pleasure

By Professor Stewart Goetz

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In C.S. Lewis on Higher Education, Professor Stewart Goetz explores C. S. Lewis's unique perspective on the purpose of university education. Contrary to common answers focused on career or social goals, Lewis believed that the true aim of higher education is the joy derived from intellectual engagement. Drawing on Lewis's broader philosophy that life’s purpose is the experience of perfect happiness, Goetz deepens our understanding of Lewis’s views and challenges readers to reconsider why we attend, teach, or research at universities.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in educational philosophy, C. S. Lewis enthusiasts, academic professionals, and anyone reflecting on the deeper purpose and value of higher education.

Explores C. S. Lewis's views of the purpose of higher education and his distinctive answer: to experience pleasure.

Explores C. S. Lewis's views of the purpose of higher education and his distinctive answer: to experience pleasure.

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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 that comes from higher-level intellectual activity.

Goetz not only sharpens our understanding of Lewis’s life and work in higher education, but also leads us to question why we attend, study, teach, or research at a university.

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Esteemed scholars praise Goetz's work for illuminating Lewis’s thought with clarity and depth. Justin D. Barnard describes it as capturing the richness of Lewis’s philosophy in a subtle, profound way. Michael Ward calls the book both thoughtful and thought-provoking, noting its significance for Lewis studies and educational discourse. Jerry L. Walls highlights Goetz as a leading Lewis scholar who convincingly articulates Lewis’s belief in education as a source of pleasure and happiness.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350355118

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 232

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About the Author

Stewart Goetz is the Ross Frederick Wicks Distinguished Professor in Philosophy and Religion at Ursinus College, USA. He is the Series Editor of Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy of Religion.