Steve Jobs: Computer Science is a Liberal Art

Computer science has been informed by the liberal arts. Now it is time for the liberal arts to include computer science for all who seek a liberal education. Like language, science, history, philosophy, and math, computer science embodies a set of notions that informs the intellectual capabilities and computational thought. Computer science embodies the abstractions of information, communication, computation and coordination, among others (Peter Denning).

In 1996, Steve Jobs, promoted computer science as a liberal art somewhat before I was fully convinced. Hear the short interview at NPR.

http://www.npr.org/2011/10/06/141115121/steve-jobs-computer-science-is-a-liberal-art