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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Leisure is better than occupation and the first principle of all action is leisure; we ought not to be amusing ourselves all the time - for then amusement would be the end of life - amusement is for the sake of relaxation






2. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






3. 'Man is the measure of all things'






4. Knowledge most worth having






5. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here






6. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






7. Questions that deal with knowing/knowledge and how we discover truth fall into what philosophical category?






8. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






9. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






10. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment






11. Aristotle advocated for these with morality; right vitues are located in the middle of two extreme vices and if you know the right thing to do - you still have to build healthy habits to do the right thing






12. What is a 'DWEM'?






13. Socrates' ultimate goal






14. More democratic; founder of much more individual freedom than Sparta; picked government positions by lots because of their egalitarian view; did elect people for the position of general; Athenian leadership could be gained through the military; educa






15. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






16. Which two Greek poleis were emphasized in the 5th and 4th centuries BC?






17. Leader in canon busting; says books have persisted because of the accidents of history






18. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






19. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






20. 1. Learn a language 2. Learn how to use a language 3. learn how to express oneself in language 4. compose thesis upon a theme and defend it against the criticism of the faculty






21. Two categories of axiology






22. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






23. Grammar: 9-11; Dialectic: 12-14; rhetoric; 14-?






24. Grammar - dialogue - and rhetoric of the Trivium used to teach pupil use of the tools of learning

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25. What music does Aristotle say in the gravest and manliest?






26. Aspect which makes something tangible






27. Americans born between 1965 and 1981 have been labeled...?






28. Very existence of objects is donated by the mind and reality we experience depends on thought






29. 1. Material 2. Efficient 3. Formal 4. Final ; for example - a statue; material: made of marble; efficient: someone had to create it; formal: what the statue is of - idealistic element; final: it's ultimate reason for existence






30. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






31. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






32. Third most important Greek historian; student of Socrates; wrote about the education of Cyrus the King of Persia






33. Identify methods and assumptions upon which common sense and science depend






34. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






35. All knowledge is derived from the senses






36. Father of History






37. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






38. One who stands alone - outside any organized human endeavor






39. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






40. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






41. What we take to be reality is created by our language; postmodernist thought






42. Two main philosophers of idealism






43. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






44. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers

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45. Thought that you should understand everything from its cause; liked music more than Plato






46. Academic freedom does not mean _______






47. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






48. Nature alone is real - and all reality is physical






49. The philosophy that emphasizes that you make your own choices in order to give meaning to your life (the choice doesn't really matter; what matters is that you make a choice)






50. Rejects aims of systematic philosophy by refusing to advance statements about reality - knowledge - value - God - and the meaning of life; philosophy msut clarify the way we use language and thereby clarify our concepts






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