Modern Usage
Mathematics, science, arts, and language can all be considered part of the liberal arts. Some subsections of the liberal arts are trivium—the verbal arts: logic, grammar, and rhetoric; and quadrivium—the numerical arts: arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. Analyzing and interpreting information is also studied. Experience in the liberal arts aids in the formation and expression of well rounded opinions, via critical thinking.
Academic areas that can be associated with the term liberal arts include:
- Great Books
- History
- Languages
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious studies
- Science
- Theater
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