The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's time.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Huxley suggests that the main goal of liberal education is to make your mind a comfortable and enjoyable place to be.
- In plain terms
- Education should make your mind a nice place to live.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultivate your mind to enjoy your own thoughts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes your mind a pleasant place?
- What is the true goal of learning?
Another view
This view may undervalue the practical or vocational benefits of education.
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