Leo Strauss Quote

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.


What is liberal education, p. 8 - Liberalism Ancient and Modern (1968)


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

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

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

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