Trivium (Joseph - paperback)

Author: Sister Miriam Joseph

Editor: Marguerite McGlinn

ISBN: 9780967967509

Binding: paperback

Section: Philosophy/Rhetoric/Logic

Subtitle: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric

A liberal artist seeks the perfection of the human faculties. The liberal artist begins with the language arts, the trivium, which is the basis of all learning because it teaches the tools for reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Thinking underlies all these activities. Many readers will recognize elements of this book: parts of speech, syntax, propositions, syllogisms, enthymemes, logical fallacies, scientific method, figures of speech, rhetorical technique, and poetics. The Trivium, however, presents these elements within a philosophy of language that connects thought, expression, and reality.