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The Seven Liberal Arts
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Lesson 1: Why the Seven Liberal Arts are "Liberal" and "Arts" (Preview Content)4 Topics|1 Quiz -
Lesson 2: Why the Seven Liberal Arts are "Liberating" (Preview Content)4 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 3: The Seven Liberating Arts3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 4: The History of the Seven Liberal Arts3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 5: The Trivium Arts3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 6: The Quadrivium Arts3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 7: Teaching the Quadrivium Like We Aren't Materialists2 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 8: Discussion of Harmony, Pedagogy and Assessment of the Arts1 Topic
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Lesson 9: Discussion of the Arts as Liberating Arts1 Topic
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End of Course TestEnd of Course Test: The Seven Liberal Arts1 Quiz
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Image: The Seven Liberal “Liberating” Arts
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In this introductory lecture, Andrew describes the role of the seven liberal—or “liberating”—arts. Can you identify all seven of the liberal arts in the illustration below? Who (or what) is in the middle?
The image is titled “Philosophy at the Center of the Seven Liberal Arts,” c. 12th century, the Hortus Deliciarum (Garden of Delights). View a translation of the Latin phrases in this illustration here.