This site is devoted to reinterpreting the treasures of the ancient liberal arts from a modern perspective. These arts provided the substantial basis for higher education throughout Europe for over a thousand years. Having studied the liberal arts for many years I would like…
Here you will find a series of ongoing talks about the liberal arts given by Dr Michael Hewitt. They are shown in reverse chronological order. Under the Blogs menu you will find beautifully illustrated transcripts of the podcasts. Podcast 7: Sophia In this podcast…
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One of the great strengths of the liberal arts is that they recognise the inner person that, despite how much money, success or recognition we might have on the outside, will still have the most incredible potential for further growth. A potential that when…
Let me begin this talk with a simple reminder. And by doing so, get us all centred and focussed upon the wisdom of the real world. As we cast our eyes upon the incredible beauty of this world, as we feel the gentle breeze…
In my last post, Tabula Rasa, I began with a reconsideration of our tremendous wisdom heritage. Occurring in three parts, which are the universal, planetary and human, I showed that, given the extent of that heritage, we clearly have no shortage of opportunities to…