" Liberal Arts Spirits " stressed the argument , humanistic spirit and moral orientation, " Progressive-Pragmatic Spirit " emphasized the training of professional and practice and dealing with issues related to social and political. Comparison of these two important topics, not only " Liberal Education " core spirit of the idea of the theme, but also the classification categories of Ministry of Education program. In this paper, Taiwan University of Arts "Cultural Anthropology" course as a study example, curriculum planning and teaching practice through discussion, to reflect the core spirit of liberal education and cultural anthropology is concerned that the relationship between academic and applied role.