The general knowledge supplied by a liberal arts education will help you learn new subjects by one of the most common methods of learning—analogy. As George Herbert noted, people are best taught by using something they are familiar with, something they already understand, to explain something new and unfamiliar. The more you know and are familiar with, the more you can know, faster and more easily
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The general knowledge supplied by a liberal arts education will help you learn new subjects by one of the most common methods of learning—analogy. As George Herbert noted, people are best taught by using something they are familiar with, something they already understand, to explain something new and unfamiliar. The more you know and are familiar with, the more you can know, faster and more easily.