Lesson 1: The Seven Liberal Arts: Part 1 by Dr. Christopher Perrin
In this presentation, Dr. Christopher Perrin introduces the Liberal Arts as those arts that bring liberty and freedom to any human who masters them.
Garden Metaphor The Liberal Arts cultivate humans, just as educators cultivate students. (6:04)Pie Chart The Liberal Arts are just one piece of the Classical Education pie chart! (9:50)“Tower of the Seven Liberal Arts” (1508) Just like the Liberal Arts Pie Chart, educational diagrams have been around since 1508! Check out this one, which shows the figure of Lady Philosophy entering the Tower of the 7 Liberal Arts. (14:47)The Trivium Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric make up the Trivium! (42:08)The Quadrivium Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy, and Music make up the Quadrivium! (42:33)“PGMAPT” Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain’s acronym “PGMAPT” stands for: Piety, Gymnastic, Music, Arts, Philosophy, and Theology….all components of a Classical Education that spans lower to upper school and into college. (41:44)
After finishing this lesson, please mark each topic under this lesson complete (starting with this lesson recommended reading resource) and then take the quiz for this lesson.
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