Democracy and education in classical Athens and the American founding / Martin D. Carcieri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carcieri, Martin D., 1956-

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Major concepts in politics and political theory ; v. 20.

Major concepts in politics and political theory ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right to education.

Democracy.

Educational law and legislation--United States.

Educational law and legislation.

United States.

Education, Greek.

Physical Description:

ix, 128 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, [2002]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction: The History and Current Status of the Debate over the Constitutional Right to Education 1

Federal Constitutional Jurisprudence 1

State Constitutional Jurisprudence 3

Professor Bitensky's Argument 5

Professor Maggs' Response 11

Analysis of the Exchange 12

Chapter 2 Athenian Democratic Theory and Practice: The Foundation of Modern Democratic Theory and Practice 15

What Is Democracy? 16

Athenian Democratic Theory 17

Athenian Democratic Practice 18

Chapter 3 The American Constitutional Commitment to Liberal Republican Democracy 21

The Elements of Modern Democracy 21

The American Constitutional Founding 23

Two More Distinctions 25

The Constitutional Commitment to Liberal Republican Democracy 28

Chapter 4 Democracy and Education in the Though of Jefferson and Madison 35

The Bill for the Greater Diffusion of Knowledge 38

The Rockfish Gap Report 42

Chapter 5 Democracy and Education in Classical Athens 57

Traditional Athenian Education 58

The Sophists 61

The Athenian Response to the Sophists 69

The Rodriguez Decision 75

Professor Bitensky's Thesis 76

Democracy and Education 80.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-128).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0820449733

OCLC:

44818309