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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. The 'love of wisdom'






2. 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






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






4. 1600s; get to truth through science






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






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






7. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






8. 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






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. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






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






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






13. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against






14. Where original liberal arts curriculum was broken into 7 subjects






15. If someone is having intellectual questions about Christianity...






16. Aristotle praises them for making education the business of the state; criticizes them for brutalizing their children by laborious exercises which they think will make them courageous






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






18. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






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






20. All knowledge is derived from the senses






21. What the medievals are criticized for






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






23. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






24. Understand realities of material world; hard science and math; teacher is agent connecting student with world of facts and should refrain from value judgments






25. Thomas Aquinas became foundation of intellectual endeavor in Catholic church; kept learning alive during Dark Ages; monks preserved church






26. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






27. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society






28. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






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






30. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






31. Believes reality is composed of minds - ideas - or selves - rather than material things






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






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






34. Isocrates; says that educated people are those who manage well everyday circumstances - those who are decent and honorable with others - those who hold pleasure under control and are not unduly overcome by misfortune - and those who are not spoiled b






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






36. It is a dead language






37. Portion of being






38. Stress self-expression






39. Isocrates; the mind is superior to the body; there is no institution of man that power of speech has not helped us develop; says that all clever speakers are the disciples of Athens; believes philosophy and oratory go hand in hand






40. What is the hallmark of existentialism?






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






42. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true






43. 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






44. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






45. What medievals focused on






46. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






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






48. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






49. Physical universe is eternal and persists through countless permutations






50. Aristotle had a strict division between these two; he advocated a liberal education