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The pursuit of wisdom in education
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Details
- Creator
- Sean Steel
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781438452142, 1438452144, 9781438452135, 1438452136, 9781438452135
- OCLC
- ocn880579581
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Stating the Problem: The Loss of Wisdom in the Modern World""; ""2. Aristotle�s Understanding of Wisdom and Wisdom�s Pursuit""; ""On Distinguishing Sophia and Phronesis""; ""On Accusations against Sophia""; ""On Phronesis as the “Mastercraft�""; ""On The Divine and Political Ends of Sophia and Phronesis""; ""Aristotle�s Warnings Against Instructing Youth in the Pursuit of Phronesis""; ""Aristotle�s Warnings against Instructions Leading Youth in the Pursuit of Sophia""
- ""Perplexities concerning Phronesis and Sophia and their Value in Education""""On the Relationship between the Moral Virtues and Phronesis as It Relates to Education""; ""On Pleasure in Relation to Theoria and Wisdom�s Pursuit""; ""On the Accessibility of Theoria in Education""; ""On the Connection between Wisdom and Happiness""; ""Aristotle�s Rejection of Play in the Pursuit of Wisdom""; ""The Contemplative Life and the Pursuit of Wisdom as True Happiness in Education?""; ""On Education as Immortalization""
- ""3. Boethius: The Relevance of Philosophy and the Need for a Wisdom Atmosphere in Education""""Introduction: What does Philosophy Matter in the Lives of Students?""; ""To See or Not to See? That Is the Question""; ""Boethius and True Philosophy""; ""Philosophizing and a “Wisdom Atmosphere�?""; ""The Consolation of Philosophy for a Small Boy in a Small Town?""; ""Boethius and “The Feeling� of Intelligence""; ""4. Moses Maimonides�s Warnings against the Pursuit of Wisdom in Schools""; ""Maimonides on Why Mass Education of the Youth Should NOT Include Philosophy""
- A Defense of Philosophizing with Young PeopleMaimonides on Wisdom and Tradition -- 5. Thomas Aquinas and the Gift of Wisdom -- Happiness as the Ultimate End for Human Beings -- Gradations of Happiness? -- On the Moral Virtues -- On the Intellectual Virtues and Their Relation to the Moral Virtues -- On Wisdom and Its Relation to the Other Intellectual Virtues -- Wisdom as Intellectual Virtue versus Wisdom as Infused Gift? -- On Wisdom as a Gift: The Larger Context -- The Gift of Wisdom in Public Education
- ""Attention to the Nature of Wisdom as a Gift Is Integral to True Education""""Pursuing Wisdom: A Medieval Perspective on the Contemplative Life""; ""Contemplation and Bloom�s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives""; ""Pursuing Wisdom: The Need for Schole and the Dangers of Akedia""; ""Teaching and the Contemplative Life""; ""6. “Forget about Wisdom! Let�s Innovate!� A Critique of Current Trends in Education Reform""; ""7. The Same Old Story: A History Lesson with St. Augustine about Education Reform""; ""On Education as a “Trifling Game�""
Subjects
- Education -- Philosophy.
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Happiness.
- Happiness
Medical Subject Heading
- epistemology.
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