... , 1956, p. 129) Thus, Plato (1956) is declaring that the soul is the source of knowledge for the learner. Plato expands on this declaration by having Socrates question a slave boy about a geometry problem. Socrates' questions help the boy discover the answer about a concept he believed not to be cognizant of. This experience highlights the notion Plato espouses: that learning the truth is ... ...

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... guidance that they can come to actively know. Through questioning, knowledge is recovered from within. A good example of this is the part of Meno when Socrates questions a slave boy about a geometry problem. The boy seemed to know nothing about Socrates" problem. However, through a series of questions, the boy actually knew the answer without knowing he solved the problem. Although Socrates" beliefs ... ...

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... to figure things out with their eyes wide open and lots of questions at the ready. Nature, helps us build and broaden our view of the world. As Emerson says, "geometry, a pure abstraction of the human mind, is the measure of planetary motion." We realize when all these singular pieces come together we see nature, a compilation of what we have been ... ...

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... sought to establish a curriculum to prepare students for a higher and more intricate study. They created seven subjects to represent the "liberal arts". The seven subjects are: logic, grammar, rhetoric, mathematics, geometry, music, and astronomy. The first three are considered the trivium (deductive reasoning) and offer knowledge in the verbal aspect. The last four make up the quadrivium (quantitative reasoning) and offer ... ...

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