Liberal Arts: Trivium & Quadrivium Flashcards
classical: Logic
esoteric: Understanding
modern: Processing
2nd step of The Trivium.
Comprised of 3 things sub-steps: Filtration, Correlation, & Analysis.
(The Quadrivium largely used here)
classical: Grammar
esoteric: Knowledge
modern: Input
1st step of The Trivium.
Gathering data from eclectic array of sources without pre-judging it.
Answers Who?, What?, When?, & Where?
(raw data)
classical: Rhetoric
esoteric: Wisdom
modern: Output
3rd step of The Trivium.
Speech and action based upon the knowledge that one has gathered and understands.
This is How Knowledge & Understanding are propagated so that real and positive change can be created.
Arithmetic
1st step of The Quadrivium.
The study of quantity involving the combination of numbers through addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Geometry
arithmetic of space
2nd step of The Quadrivium.
A branch of mathematics concerned with shape, size, relative position, and the properties of space.
Music
arithmetic of time
3rd step of The Quadrivium.
An art form which employs vibration, rhythm, dynamics, and the interplay between sound and silence as its mediums of expression.
Astronomy
arithmetic of time and space
4th step of The Quadrivium.
A natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects such as stars, planets, comets, nebulae, and galaxies.