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A definition of a gentleman by john henry newman essay

Answer 1

John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University is an attempt to define a liberal arts education.  In this book, he argues that the primary purpose of a university is to develop the mind, and not merely to dispense information.  He was strongly in favour of a ‘liberal education' which he contrasted with commercial or professional education. According to him, a student, after his studies at the University, must be able to cultivate a lifestyle according to what he or she has grasped and practised from the university way of living. The present essay, “A Definition of a Gentleman” is an excerpt from The Idea of a University, a series of lectures given in Ireland in the year 1852.