Aristotle on the necessity of public education / Randall R. Curren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curren, Randall R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

Education, Greek.

Education--Philosophy--History.

Education.

Education--Philosophy.

History.

Aristotle. Politics.

Physical Description:

xv, 279 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2000]

Summary:

In this book, Randall R. Curren argues that Aristotle's Politics has languished in the shadow cast by Plato's Republic and he seeks to reinvigorate the scholarship on what he considers a masterpiece of moral and educational theory. Curren contends that Politics holds an important place in Aristotle's practical philosophy, and it advances beyond Plato's in important ways. He then illuminates his position by applying Aristotlean concepts to current educational policy dilemmas.

Contents:

1 Greek Paideia and Socratic Principles 11

Athenian and Spartan Education 12

Why Would No One Doubt That Education Should Be the Legislator's Foremost Concern? 16

Education and Law in the Apology and Crito 20

2 The Arguments of Plato 35

Ignoring the Gadfly 38

Blaming What Is Learned: Ignorance and Incapacity in the Protagoras 43

"Fostering Their Best Part with Our Own": Education and Law in the Republic 48

Justice and Common Care in the Laws 53

3 Groundwork for an Interpretation of Politics VIII.1 63

The Theory of Rule and Constitutions, in Outline 63

The Practical Intent of Aristotle's Political Thought 75

The Two Conclusions of Politics VIII.1 79

Culture, Schooling, and Law 84

The Content of Public Education 88

Education That Is the Same for "Everyone" 91

4 Why Education Is Important 93

Aristotle's Two Arguments for the Importance of Education 94

The Appeal to a Desire for Stable Rule 100

Arguments from Constitutional Quality 109

5 Why Education Should Be Public and the Same for All 126

The Argument from a Common End 127

The Arguments from Inseparability 144

The Argument from the Foundations of Corrective Justice 150

6 Education and the Foundations of Justice 157

The Scope and Alleged Independence of Corrective Justice 158

Responsibility for Actions and for Character 160

The Presuppositions of Corrective Justice 174

A Radical Proposal 179

7 Justice and the Substance of Common Care 183

Justice and Educational Equality 184

Cultivating the Moral and Intellectual Virtues 201

The Case for Public Education 212.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.

ISBN:

0847696723

0847696731

OCLC:

45338480