A Classical Education
Studying the classics wasn't just Greek literature, but history, math, science, logic, and philosophy! Many courses aren't offered at Baldwin Wallace now, nor are they even recognizable. Religion was a very large part of higher education. All different perspectives on how to study the natural world, including those with theological inclinations, were studied. One became very well-rounded by pursuing this major. This was what a standard education would have been before the 1800s.
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Klassisches Studium war nur griechische Literatur, sodern auch Geschichte, Fremdsprachen, Mathematik, Wissenschaft, Logik, und Philosophie! Viele Kurse werden heute nicht bei Baldwin Wallace angeboten, noch sind sie erkennbar. Religion war ein großes Stück der höheren Bildung. Alle Methoden einschließlich theologisch veranlegten Methoden, die natürliche Welt zu studieren, wurden studieren. Studenten wurden bei deisem Studium sehr wohlgerundet. Dieses Studium war vor dem achtzehnten Jahrhundert herkömlich.
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See the Translation (and other) Notes at the bottom of the page for clarification and extra information on courses.
Classical Curriculum
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Klassischer Lehrkursus
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Translation (and other) Notes:
- Years had trimesters rather than semesters.
- Bourdon is burdens, as in burden of proof.
- Natural Philosophy was initially what science was called, with a focus on early conceptions of physics and biology. It studied the natural world. In this sense, it is an scientific field that sought to unify the idea of "the spirit" with "nature". There was also a greater focus on theoretical knowledge -- see the Theology major and notes on topics such as Metaphysics.
- Understanding God through Nature showed the intention to mix science and spiritualism, to include God within mankind's understanding of the natural world. This idea persisted since ancient times until the twentieth century. (This is somewhat speculative, as these courses appear to have been somewhat uncommon.)
- Natural Sciences focused on chemistry and physics, as one would anticipate.
- Natural History focused on biology and geology, the history of the physical earth.
- Anabasis is a piece of Greek literature written by Xenophon about Cyril's march into Asia in 401 BC.
- Logic is its own mathematical study. It would have started similar to contemporary discreet mathematics, but on a far more in-depth scale.
- Philosophy of the Soul is the study of "the Being of the Self", similar to metaphysics. It is philosophy dealing with self-awareness, consciousness, and what makes something alive or human. It also probably involved some early study of one's individual psychology.
- Short Holy History was likely a half-trimester or survey class of the Old Testament.