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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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What makes a ‘public school’ public?
30 December 20205 January 2023

What makes a ‘public school’ public?

Articles by Harley Richardson0 comments

During 2020 I’ve been researching and writing a couple of chapters for a forthcoming Routledge book on the history of education. My contributions look at the development of liberal education from Ancient Greece to the Industrial Revolution. I’m now in the final stages of editing, cutting the chapters down to fit the allotted word count. Here’s one section that got […]

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