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DSST Foundations Of Education

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Grammar - logic - and rhetoric






2. Beauty is what people do in fact enjoy; what is admired ought to be admired






3. Concept of the beautiful






4. 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






5. The beliefs on must embrace; the propositions one must accept as true






6. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions






7. Practical experience of those trying to live a Christian life






8. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?






9. Generally is not a big supporter of the arts and believes they tend to make you focused on the wrong things; believes state should control what people read - see - etc






10. 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?'






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






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






13. Experimentalist students are to be both:






14. Nicholas Wolterstoff; calls for balance between behavioral and cognitive domains






15. If schools exist solely to package and arrange data - then they may well become _______ by new technology.






16. Philosophy is both...?






17. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






18. What the medievals are criticized for






19. List of works that have always been studied






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






21. Provides a solid basis for moral ieals as well as the best methods for communicating them to our young






22. Education for a free person - not just vocational education; includes Trivium and Quadrivium; conforming ones to truth with all subjects






23. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






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






26. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






27. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






28. What medievals focused on






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. Most famous Sophist; said 'man is the measure of all things'; taught rhetorical skills to debate whichever side one may wish - which was mortifying to the ancient world






31. To teach men how to learn for themselves






32. 1. It is the best and has stood the test of time 2. Cultural literacy - E.D. Hirsch Jr.






33. Use women more as slaves






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






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






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






37. 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






38. World is permeated by divine essence






39. Peterson thinks we are not doing very well with what Christian mind - because it is not a strong force in academia?






40. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






41. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






42. Give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






43. Encompasses the great - ongoing dialogue of life's most important questions






44. Closest to original spirit of philosophy; endeavor to establish standards and ideals for our individual and collective lives






45. Students taught deconstruction - how to uncover contradictions in texts and reveal power hierarchies involved






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






47. Most appropriate for meeting phase of education where we can contemplate and discuss large ideas that have shaped our civilization






48. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just






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






50. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people