# The Term 'An Educated Man' Restricted to Arts Degrees?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 18, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-term-an-educated-man-restricted-to-arts-degrees/619142 "2012-04-18T11:49:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-term-an-educated-man-restricted-to-arts-degrees/619142/21 "2012-04-25T09:35:13Z")

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On [another recent thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=649267), someone linked a quiz that tested whether someone had gaps in their knowledge.

The categories, which were equally weighted, were: Philosophy, Religion, Economics, Literature, History, Science and Art.

I just wanted to include it as an example of what I was talking about: that many people consider a balanced or well-rounded education to actually be one centered around the arts / humanities.

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