I regard liberal education as the antecedent of general education, tracing its development through the ancient Greek, Roman liberal studies, medieval seven arts, renaissance humanistic studies, to modern general education.

• 文章所讨论的重要历史发展阶段包括希腊时代柏拉图的理想、马时代的自由人教育、世纪大学的七艺、代的百科全书式学科重整、及20世纪兴起的通识教育。