列奥·施特劳斯在“什么是自由教育”一文中说原本意义上的“自由教育是在文化里或向着文化的教育”。“自由教育的成品就是文化之人。”这是因为古典时代是某种“贤人”政治。古代“贤人”的教育首在“品格和品位的养成”。贤人是如何养成的?关键在有资质、有抱负的年轻人经常与年长或有经验的贤人,尤其是年长的治国者交谈,向智术师学习言辞的技艺,阅读史书、游记,冥思诗人的作品,还有参加政 Leo Strauss in his article “What is free education?” In the original sense, “free education is cultural or cultural education.” “The finished product of free education is the person of culture.” This is because the classical age was some kind of “sage” politics. Ancient “sage” education first “character and taste of the formation ”. How to Develop a Sage? The key is to have qualified and ambitious young people who often talk to older or experienced sages, especially elders of the ruling elite, to learn skills of rhetoric from intellectuals, read history books, travel books, Meditation poet’s work, as well as participate in politics