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Plato

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

AvRobin Barrow,Richard Bailey

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Plato was the first and most formidable thinker to recognise that education is a fiercely contested concept, and to point out what great social and personal issues are at stake in education. He articulated a compelling argument for a liberal arts education as something peculiarly befitting free and autonomous beings. He understood the centrality of education for human well-being and flourishing. And he was the first to set forth a systematic theory of education.In this text, Robin Barrow concisely and convincingly establishes the continuing relevance of Plato’s views to debates on such issues as nature vs. nurture (or genetic inheritance vs. social background), philosophy vs. sophistry (or the pursuit of true understanding vs. the pursuit of reputation, or perhaps simply truth vs. politics and the media). Questions concerning the fair distribution of education, moral education, value judgments and human nature are explored along with themes more specifically associated with Plato’s philosophy such as the Theory of Ideas. The whole is embedded in a clearly presented account of the historical background to Plato’s thought.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-10-23
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt313 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Library of Educational Thought
Antal sidor216
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781472504852

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AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsSeries Editor's PrefaceForewordPart I: Intellectual Biography 1. Historical Background2. Sparta3. The Presocratics4. The Nature of the Times and Socrates5. The Sophists6. ConclusionPart II: A Critical Exposition of Plato's Educational Thought7. Primary Education in the Republic8. Secondary Education in the Republic9. The Theory of Ideas10. The Concept of Education11. Nature vs Nuture12. Moral Education, Indoctrination and Censorship13. The Humanities14. The Soul15. Dialectic16. Eros17. Summary: An Educational TheoryPart III: The Reception and Influence of Plato's Work18. The Academy and an Outline of Plato's Philosophical Legacy19. Plato's Legacy in Pre-Twentieth Century Educational Philosophy20. Plato's Legacy in Educational ThoughtPart IV: The Relevance of Plato Today 21. The Question of Relevance22. Some Psychological Questions23. Truth and Knowledge24. Educational Distribution25. Value Questions26. Philosophy and Educational TheoryEpilogueBibliographyIndex