Liberal education is liberation from vulgarity. The Greeks had a beautiful word for "vulgarity”; they called it apeirokalia, lack of experience in things beautiful. Liberal education supplies us with experience in things beautiful. (Leo Strauss)

Liberal education is liberation from vulgarity. The Greeks had a beautiful word for "vulgarity”; they called it apeirokalia, lack of experience in things beautiful. Liberal education supplies us with experience in things beautiful.

Leo Strauss

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