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If you fancy studying at a medieval University today, I was surprised to find that there is a revival of "classical education" in the medieval mould. E.g. - ht
by noelwelsh 4y ago
If you fancy studying at a medieval University today, I was surprised to find that there is a revival of "classical education" in the medieval mould. E.g.
- https://reginaacademies.org/2020/10/08/the-trivium/ https://reginaacademies.org/2020/10/08/the-trivium/
- https://udallas.edu/braniff/academics/ma/classical_education/ https://udallas.edu/braniff/academics/ma/classical_education...
It seems to be a strange mix of fetishization of the trivium and quadrivium, conservative Christianity, and perhaps some useful pedagogy along the St John's model.
- Simon_O_Rourke 4y agoThe Accademia Vivarium Novum in Rome still has its classes in Latin and ancient Greek - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accademia_Vivarium_Novum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accademia_Vivarium_Novum
- noelwelsh 4y agoThat's both awesome and horrifying at the same time!
- bee_rider 4y agoIf trivium the source of the word trivia?
- gshubert17 4y agoYes, the Latin root means "three ways", such as an intersection of foot paths where people who met would stop to exchange "trivia".