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Dr. Jonathan Buttaci on the Art and Act of Knowing—and What That Means for Teaching
How do we know whether we know something? How do we know whether our son or student has apprehended a lesson?
Sometimes we hear the liberal arts discussed as a "beholding of great things." But Catholic University professor Dr. Jonathan Buttaci reminds us they are liberal arts—implying a craft or adept handling of knowledge. In other words, coming to know something is not passive at all. It's an act. And that act does not primarily belong to the teacher.
This week on HeightsCast, Dr. Buttaci talks epistemology and what the role of the teacher really is in bringing young people to knowledge…
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