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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curren, Randall R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

Education, Greek.

Education--Philosophy--History.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Oxford, England : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aristotle regarded law and education as the two fundamental and deeply interdependent tools of political art, making the use of education by the statesman a topic of the first importance in his practical philosophy. The present work develops the first comprehensive treatment of this neglected topic, and assesses the importance of Aristotle's defense of public education for current debates about school choice and privatization, and educational equality.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Notes on Translations; Introduction; 1 Greek Paideia and Socratic Principles; Athenian and Spartan Education; Why Would No One Doubt That Education Should Be the Legislator's Foremost Concern?; Education and Law in the Apology and Crito; 2 The Arguments of Plato; Ignoring the Gadfly; Blaming What Is Learned Ignorance and Incapacity in the Protagoras; ""Fostering Their Best Part with Our Own"": Education and Law in the Republic; Justice and Common Care in the Laws

3 Groundwork for an Interpretation of Politics VIII.1The Theory of Rule and Constitutions, in Outline; The Practical Intent of Aristotle's Political Thought; The Two Conclusions of Politics VIII 1; Culture, Schooling, and Law; The Content of Public Education; Education That Is the Same for ""Everyone""; 4 Why Education Is Important; Aristotle's Two Arguments for the Importance of Education; The Appeal to a Desire for Stable Rule; Arguments from Constitutional Quality; 5 Why Education Should Be Public and the Same for All; The Argument from a Common End; The Arguments from Inseparability

The Argument from the Foundations of Corrective Justice6 Education and the Foundations of Justice; The Scope and Alleged Independence of Corrective Justice; Responsibility for Actions and for Character; The Presuppositions of Corrective Justice; A Radical Proposal; 7 Justice and the Substance of Common Care; Justice and Educational Equality; Cultivating the Moral and Intellectual Virtues; The Case for Public Education; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-23487-6

0-8476-9673-1

0-7425-8401-1

OCLC:

858230098