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The Seven Liberal Arts part 2: Three roads to knowledge
21 May 202425 May 2024

The Seven Liberal Arts part 2: Three roads to knowledge

Articles by Harley Richardson0 comments

The second in a series of articles about a remarkable medieval curriculum which took freedom as its start point and had truth as its end. In the previous post I traced the evolution of the Seven Liberal Arts from their roots in ancient Greece to their maturity in the medieval Christian era. This time I will take a closer look […]

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