The cultivation of aesthetic sensibilities in art and literature is crucial to the humanistic curriculum in liberal education with its emphasis on the pursit of knowledge and enrichment of the mind beyond utilitarianism.

• 摘要通识教育强调超出实用功利性的人文知识，注意人才的全面培养，而文艺所培育之美感对通识教育有亟重要意义。