The Trivium
By Daniel Miessler on December 15th, 2008: Tagged as Debate | Education
The Trivium are made up by the three core skills taught in medieval universities:
- Grammar
- Logic
- Rhetoric
From Wikipedia:
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Grammar is the mechanics of a language; logic (or dialectic) is the “mechanics” of thought and analysis; rhetoric is the use of language to instruct and persuade.
The study of logic, grammar and rhetoric was considered preparatory for the quadrivium, which was made up of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The trivium was the beginning of the liberal arts.
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