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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. The 'love of wisdom'






2. Kant's general form of moral law






3. 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






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






5. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






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






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






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






9. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






10. Character is Xenophon's Memorabilia; thought himself very wise because he read many philosophers and poets; Socrates used the Socratic method on him and made him see that he was not wise; spent as much as possible with Socrates after this






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






12. Said that it makes a big difference whether we form habits from our youth






13. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






14. 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






15. Socrates' ultimate goal






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






17. 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?'






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






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






20. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






21. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






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

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23. Categories of philosophy as an activity






24. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






25. It is a dead language






26. Is the notion that there are truths that exist independently of what people think rejected or accepted by experimentalists?






27. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






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






29. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






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






31. List of works that have always been studied






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






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






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






35. What do Americans have the most of in education?






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






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






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






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






40. A healthy type of multiculturalism?






41. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






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






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






44. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






45. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






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

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






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






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