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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Aspect which makes something tangible






2. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






3. Concept of the beautiful






4. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






5. All talk about art is nothing more than a language game






6. World is permeated by divine essence






7. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion






12. Proposed by William Frankena; philosophy should map overall logic of educational philosophy as an entire region of discourse






13. What Aristotle advocated for; thinks in terms of work - leisure - and play; time well-spent developing your humanity






14. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






15. Excellence that is not primarily excellence of skill but excellence of virtue






16. Plato; comtemplates nature of justice and the well-ordered city; differentiates between true knowledge and mere opinion and between true and false philosophers






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






18. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise






19. The 'love of wisdom'






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






21. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






22. Children born from 1981-1999






23. Father of Stoicism - live a virtuous life and emphasize maintaining inner freedom - you can control your reactions to outside influences






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






25. Kant's general form of moral law






26. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






27. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






28. 'Man is the measure of all things'






29. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






30. Use women more as slaves






31. Very concerned with justice; Republic is his most famous writing; school should identify which place (philosopher king - military - or provider) a student should go; early Plato = Plato writing what Socrates said; later Plato = using Socrates just as






32. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






33. Who said that education is the 'most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in?'






34. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






35. Two main philosophers of idealism






36. 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






37. Started naturalism






38. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






39. Most famous multiculturalist project






40. Roots in Hellenistic and Judeo-Christian thought; ffirms that the world is real - good - and intelligible






41. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools






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






43. Capability to change in certain ways






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

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45. Aristotle; explored education - character - and virtue; stresses the need for the laws to regulate the discipline of children and adults; says that Sparta seems to be the only state in which the lawgiver has paid attention to the nurture and exercise






46. 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






47. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






48. Socrates; Soren Kierkegaard; we must exercise pure faith and live as if God exists; faith is always perilous and never easy; build life on human longing for Ultimate Being






49. 'What is good?'






50. Philosophy is both...?