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What Is the Trivium? A Philosophical Introduction to the Liberal Arts
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- Classical Et Cetera
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- Jan 7, 2026
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Summary
What do we really mean when we talk about the liberal arts? In this episode of Classical Et Cetera we walk through the introduction to Sister Miriam Joseph’s _The Trivium_ and explore the classical understanding of education. Rather than focusing on methods or grade levels, we talk about what education *is* — how grammar, logic, and rhetoric function as tools of the mind, and why education is more than just the accumulation of information. Read the sample from Sister Miriam Joseph's book that we use for this episode: https://www.memoriapress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-Trivium-The-Liberal-Arts-of-Logic-Gramm…/?utm_source=PodBean&utm_medium=CETC&utm_campaign=202 And watch part one of this conversation right here! https://youtu.be/by_fbsFjStk?si=SzS6jf_bV91-j_40/?utm_source=PodBean&utm_medium=CETC&utm_campaign=202 *What We're Reading* from This Episode: "The Roy Grace Series" Peter James (Tanya) "Against the Machine" Paul Kingsnorth (Martin) "A Christmas Memory" Truman Capote (Martin) "Holistic Management" Allan Savory (Paul)