The pedagogic mission : an engagement with ancient Greek philosophical practices / Elly Pirocacos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pirocacos, Elly, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Ancient--Study and teaching.

Heraclitus, active 1st century.

Parmenides.

Socrates.

Plato.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

xv, 133 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2015]

Summary:

The Pedagogic Mission: An Engagement with Ancient Greek Philosophical Practices offers a focused pedagogic exegesis of the philosophies of Heraclitus, Parmenides, Plato, and Socrates. Encrypted in their philosophical practices is a pedagogical mission which structures their manner of engagement. Elly Pirocacos shows how their linguistic styles, epistemological assumptions, and metaphysical views are integral to the neophytes' pedagogical experience, which includes the acquisition of rational skills, an enhanced conceptual framework of understanding, and a transformative effect on the subject. The Pedagogic Mission is written for anyone with an interest in ancient Greek thought or the philosophy of education. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Heraclitus: The Mentor-Progressivist Education 1

2 Parmenides: The Hero-Ontological Education 21

3 Socrates: A Man of Many Faces - An Elusive Pedagogue 47

4 Plato: Communal Education Politicized 79.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739126530

0739126539

OCLC:

898161622