A liberal arts education promotes studying a wide range of subjects across various disciplines, expanding your understanding of any given issue. By examining topics from multiple perspectives, you're encouraged to consider how different people in diverse contexts interpret and experience the same subject.
Having the opportunity to take classes allows students to explore real-world issues by approaching complex problems from a variety of perspectives. This helps students develop a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the significance these issues hold for different people and cultures.
In the paper above, which reflects on my experiences at a liberal arts institution, I cite two interdisciplinary articles. I have provided them below.
This paper explores the concept of the common good as a collective effort to enhance community life, striving for equality regardless of one’s gender or race. It also underscores the importance of love and respect in achieving the common good, advocating for these values to be extended to all individuals, especially to those who think and act differently than others in the topics of political, social and religious matters.
This paper is a reflection of a semester studying race and ethnicity. . In it, I discuss critical race theory as it provides a framework for understanding the structural problems in housing and education for marginalized communities, particularly people of color.