The first clause of Oakshott’s statement certainly describes indoctrination (not education) where we distort complex reality into simple clarity. I’m grateful my undergrad liberal arts institution emphasized the trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric) and the quadrivium cuz my 2nd MA at cal state and my current PhD at Virginia tech seek to re…
The first clause of Oakshott’s statement certainly describes indoctrination (not education) where we distort complex reality into simple clarity. I’m grateful my undergrad liberal arts institution emphasized the trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric) and the quadrivium cuz my 2nd MA at cal state and my current PhD at Virginia tech seek to remove any renaissance-era modernist methods and knowledge. The anti-western, anti-male, postmodern project teaches us to only look left and right rather than up to truth. The trivium ensures Oakshott’s 2nd clause can occur…actual education.
The first clause of Oakshott’s statement certainly describes indoctrination (not education) where we distort complex reality into simple clarity. I’m grateful my undergrad liberal arts institution emphasized the trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric) and the quadrivium cuz my 2nd MA at cal state and my current PhD at Virginia tech seek to remove any renaissance-era modernist methods and knowledge. The anti-western, anti-male, postmodern project teaches us to only look left and right rather than up to truth. The trivium ensures Oakshott’s 2nd clause can occur…actual education.