Plato, et al. are from the Classical Age, generally agreed to be the 4th and 5th centuries BCE. There was also a Classical Period from 1775 CE to 1825 CE characterized by a fascination with and emulation of the Greeks and Romans of the Classical Age.
To further the confusion, any work of literature from the Classical Age is called a 'classic' while modern works can also be called classics, but only if they're exceptional or unique in some way.
Ah, I hadn’t realized your mistake: “Classical liberal” means a person who believes in economic, and political, freedom. Specifically, the people who initially developed the discipline of political economy in the eighteenth century.
You're assuming that your special case of 'classical liberal' outweighs centuries of common usage to the point that it's incorrect to use the word in any other way.
The first entry in Merriam Webster for 'classical' is "of or relating to the ancient Greek and Roman world and especially to its literature, art, architecture, or ideals" so it's more than a little dodgy to say that it would be wrong to group Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Homer, Virgil, etc. under the heading 'classically liberal education' especially as 'liberal', in the context of education, means "based on the liberal arts and intended to bring about the improvement, discipline, or free development of the mind or spirit." It needn't be restricted to the political ideology of the same name.
I'm not saying it would be wrong to categorize things your way, just that it wouldn't be wrong to do it the way you imply is wrong, either.
In general “classic” is used to mean “a work of enduring value.” However, as you indicate classic works, such as Antigone, are products of the Classical Period (more broadly, of the Axial Age). Such works constitute the classics, meaning not only that their value endures but that they are fundamental to how we understand ourselves.
That's debatable.
Plato, et al. are from the Classical Age, generally agreed to be the 4th and 5th centuries BCE. There was also a Classical Period from 1775 CE to 1825 CE characterized by a fascination with and emulation of the Greeks and Romans of the Classical Age.
To further the confusion, any work of literature from the Classical Age is called a 'classic' while modern works can also be called classics, but only if they're exceptional or unique in some way.
Ah, I hadn’t realized your mistake: “Classical liberal” means a person who believes in economic, and political, freedom. Specifically, the people who initially developed the discipline of political economy in the eighteenth century.
You're assuming that your special case of 'classical liberal' outweighs centuries of common usage to the point that it's incorrect to use the word in any other way.
The first entry in Merriam Webster for 'classical' is "of or relating to the ancient Greek and Roman world and especially to its literature, art, architecture, or ideals" so it's more than a little dodgy to say that it would be wrong to group Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Homer, Virgil, etc. under the heading 'classically liberal education' especially as 'liberal', in the context of education, means "based on the liberal arts and intended to bring about the improvement, discipline, or free development of the mind or spirit." It needn't be restricted to the political ideology of the same name.
I'm not saying it would be wrong to categorize things your way, just that it wouldn't be wrong to do it the way you imply is wrong, either.
In general “classic” is used to mean “a work of enduring value.” However, as you indicate classic works, such as Antigone, are products of the Classical Period (more broadly, of the Axial Age). Such works constitute the classics, meaning not only that their value endures but that they are fundamental to how we understand ourselves.