A traditional classification of knowledge that was central to education in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. These arts are divided into two groups: the Trivium and the Quadrivium.
What it is it to learn? Is it the process of going by rote? Memorize or syncopation, a flattering rhythm? Learning to be loved? Leisure vs duty? The Greeks natural way of living, learning, living is condensed into the word.
Teachers, influencers, gurus, lawyers, religious leaders, political leaders, develop a way of persuasion, that is coming from a certain point of view. So often, it is the case of the myriad of different points of view that share a really extremely similar perception.
Which is preferable? Progressive or permissive? Educational or political? We seem to want a definitive answer.
Information is ephemeral, as facts seem to evolve with different language and the emotional intelligence of the moment.
Divine truth is what we are searching for. We want to be inspired but do we truly want to embrace the illusion the information highway provides?