The Heart of Freedom: Understanding Liberal Arts as Love’s Liberation
We can only be in one of two states — in or out of love.
Why do we call liberal arts liberal arts?
Ancient Greeks believed that a free person can and must free themselves from the power of the Planets. The Planets determined one’s life, character, and destiny, but the mark of a free person was their ability to liberate themselves from this power — something a slave could not attain.
One distinguis…
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