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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language






2. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






3. Categories of philosophy as an activity






4. Excessive individualism - non-objective morality - and extreme forms of self-expression - makes faith out to be based not at all on fact or reason






5. They overanalyze words; this actually teaches you to be very precise with language






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






7. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






8. Taught rhetoric at the Academy; tutored Alexander the Great; founded the Lyceum; amassed a large library - collected specimen - engaged in scientific research - and pondered the nature of heavens and earth; stresses the body before the mind






9. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






10. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






11. World is permeated by divine essence






12. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






13. Enable students to solve problems that arise within their experience; Dewey prefers procedural subjects; learning anchored in immediate experience; focus on society






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






15. 1. Homer and epic poetry 2. theater; educated Greeks on their values using comedies and tragedies; embraced fate as one's destiny 3. History: Herodotus and Thucydides - who asked questions of 'why?'






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






17. Capability to change in certain ways






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






19. 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






20. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'






21. Most debates will disappear if you are clear with your terms






22. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






23. Consisted of subjects






24. Saidsaid that value-laden dichotomies (binaries) provide foundation for our western intellectual tradition; postmodernist






25. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






26. Modern America says that what has the right and duty to suppport all levels of education?






27. 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)






28. Experimentalist; says that experience goes past just sensory experience but also includes all that humans things and feel; stressed practical effectiveness






29. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






30. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse






31. Two broad schools of thought that analytic philosophy can be divided into as proposed by Ludwig Wittgenstein:






32. To teach men how to learn for themselves






33. The philosophy that argues that nature alone is real.






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






35. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






36. Who one's parents are; Plato says in the Republic to eliminate parenthood to get exact same chance to become philosopher king - military - or provider






37. Kant's general form of moral law






38. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






39. Strongly intellectual; pure cognitive activity; teacher is a model for students






40. Demonstrated in 1988 that standard text of higher education is mainly the work of western civilization






41. Aristotle; statments about good and happy life of excellent activities + to achieve good life we must cultivate certain dispositions=we ought to cultivate these dispositions






42. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






43. The 'love of wisdom'






44. World is an emanation of God's own being






45. 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






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






47. Orator; says that character is essential for the educated person






48. Knowledge most worth having






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

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50. In the past - learning a foreign language involved just translating - and this was a great mental exercise with what?







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