Almanac – The Enlightened Studies (part 1)
May 10th, 2013After Wednesday’s page, I wasn’t sure if you all would want to read more about Giavere’s Twelve Revelations, but here is part 1 of the Enlightened Studies. This entry covers the first three revelations of Grammar, Rhetoric, and Logic. These are the foundation of all the Enlightened Studies and almost every child in Saronne learns them under the tutelage of the Seers of Giavere.
You may notice a similarity between the Enlightened Studies and the Liberal Arts. I was pondering if I should just go with Liberal Arts or the Latin version of Artes Liberales. If you trace it back to Latin, it translates to “the pursuits of the free” for these were the skills known by all free men and women in Rome and were considered essential for you to be a functioning citizen. It was what separated them from the slaves who had no education.
Oh no, the link to the Enlightened Studies leads to Countries!
Fixed!
You know, there’s actually a book on the trivium sitting on my living room book shelf right now. I was thinking yesterday that it might be a good next-read. Ah, coincidence!
Amy walked through and said “Theoretical Logic? What’s that? Drunken nonsense you debate with your friends at 3 a.m.?” To which I replied, “Maybe…”