The Cardinal Newman Society's Catholic Curriculum Standards

Formation reading #3 is from the text listed below. It only includes Chapter 4, but as with all the text selected for this study the other chapters will provide rich information. This choice is not specifically Catholic. It was chosen because it concisely focuses on the transcendentals of truth, beauty, and goodness and provides us with a classical approach for comparison. (Sample answers are provided under Teacher Formation Reading #3 in Resources). Awakening wonder: A classical guide to truth, goodness, & beauty  by Stephen Turley PhD. Classical Academic Press. (2014). “Chapter 4: Truth, goodness, and beauty in the Christian world, Part II”. 1.)    According to St. Augustine (354-430 AD), how do we come to truly know God? 2.)    What happens when one truly knows oneself? 3.)    What awakened the desire of a “meaning and purpose outside himself?” 4.)    Describe Truth for St. Augustine.  5.)  ...

Professor Ryan Topping whets our appetite for a deeper understanding of classical education by providing a bird's eye view of Aristotelian philosophy and its rich insight into human nature, truth, and reality. This is a good foundational article for those interested in understanding the foundational principles behind this perennial approach. Aristotle's Commonsense Philosophy  reprinted from The Cardinal Newman Society.