PHI 5326 Philosophy of Education
Consideration of themes such as the nature of the student and of the teacher, goals of education, curriculum and methodology, the nature and division of knowledge, education and the common good. Inquiry is cast in the light of more fundamental considerations such as the nature of the human person, of mind, of being and of the good, chiefly through the study of classical texts of the Western philosophical tradition (e.g., Plato’s Republic and Rousseau’s Emile). Attention given to contemporary issues in education in light of these prior inquiries.
Offered
Fall