Concept
Sister Miriam Joseph
Overview
Sister Miriam Joseph Rauh, C.S.C., PhD (1898–1982) was a member of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. She received her doctorate from Columbia University and was Professor of English at Saint Mary's College from 1931 to 1960. She is the author of several books including The Trivium (1937), a text she developed as part of the core curriculum of Saint Mary's College. In her preface to the 1947 edition, she writes, "This book owes its inception .. to professor Mortimer J. Adler of the University of Chicago, whose inspiration and instruction gave it initial impulse." She also acknowledges debt to Aristotle, John Milton, and Jacques Maritain. It discusses the medieval liberal arts education based upon grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
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Related ideas
- Grammar
- John Milton
- Mortimer J. Adler
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Rhetoric
- Trivium
- Aristotle
- University of Chicago
- Logic
- Jacques Maritain
- Columbia University
- Université Laval
Place in the tradition
Part of American philosophy.