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Classical Philosophy: Aristotle (Social Conditions (Extremely influential…
Classical Philosophy: Aristotle
Social Conditions
Extremely influential in Western Tradition
Ideas that Education is now central for a society
Schools often focused on fundamental understanding
Thinking and practice as educators must be infused with a clear philosophy of life
Schooling was exclusive and not open to public
Deep concern for ethical and political
Dominated by Greek Philosophical schools, often founded by pupils of Socrates
’Balanced’ development, wide variety of classes
Academies
Education through reason and through habit
Subordinates were not offered equal opportunities in education
Woman were not allowed to obtain an education
Began categorizing disciplines to theoretical, practical, and technical.
Ideologies and Values
individual as inseparable from the conduct of the whole
Moral and intellectual are the two virtues of human conduct
Knowledge begins with our senses
Children learn moral virtues before they are able to know why
"love wisdom" (philosophia)
Led to Hellenistic philosophy
Questions as Problems to be solved
Existence was questioned
Classical Philosophy
Ethical arguments for God
Basic beliefs were challenged to be explained
Material Conditions
Concerns for Ethics
Greek and Latin Mythologies influenced from all the land
Education shifting to become the center of society and important
"aliens" can't own property
Era of Investigation
Metaphysics
New Technological Advancements
Alexander the Great taking the Western World, death followed by anti-Macedonian Sentiments
Understandings were questioned and challenged
Era of Questioning
Slavery and harsh conditions for subordiates
Dramatic Theory was created
Pedagogy and Curriculum
Curriculums were generally based upon the founder’s teachings in the academies
Boys were educated on how to eventually vote in the assembly
Girls were not aloud to attend school, but were instead taught housekeeping and how to look after a family
Physical education was extremely important
Boys were educated to become good citizens and take part in public life
Rhetoric was ingrained in education curriculum, ethos pathos and logos.
Understood that intellectual virtue was gained through teaching
Greek schools were kept small with the usual ratio of one teacher to 10 or 20 boys
Education is an attempt to find the kind of unity of doing and making that enables individuals to grow - ethically and socially
Learned things by heart, but wrote on wooden boards covered in wax with a ‘stylus’ if they needed to write something down