Are you acting like a fool? | Artes Mechanicae, Ep. 9
What do the mechanical arts have to do with the pursuit of wisdom? Austin Hoffman connects the mechanical arts of Hugh of St. Victor to the instructions in Proverbs. The wise man will learn to find wisdom from every place and contemplate God's providential supply of examples. The mechanical arts teach us to observe the world and treat even the most mundane occurrences as potential sources of instruction.