Ep. 59: What is a Classical Education?
Young Heretics
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The Quadrivium Is a Trickier Matter Than Learning Ancient Music Theory
The quadrivium is a trickier matter because math and science have moved on since the ancient world. You don't ned to lern ancient music theory unless you're going tobe a specialist. The point is that even all our sophisticated mathematical and scientific research takes place with a poor understanding of what it is. It takes place in the contexts of an end in itself. And so i offer those as things that you might train yourself in. Go away and learn these rules. A they will help you more deeply to understand the mechanics of how you think and why you think the way you think. Ad then write.
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