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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Which topic has stirred most debate in last two decades of 20th century?






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






3. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






4. Knowledge most worth having






5. Experience is reality; activity-based






6. Teacher must have information mastered; most commonly used at law school; knocks away falsehood and assumes that truth is there; contrast to discussion - which focuses more on participation and teaches relativity that all ideas are equal; particularl






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






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






9. Who said - 'What we need more than anything is not textbooks but textpeople'?






10. The 'love of wisdom'






11. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






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






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






14. No God






15. General ideas about education and their logical implications






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






17. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc






18. Who gets to choose what type of education students recieve?






19. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






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






22. Categories of philosophy as an activity






23. Technology is not always a __________.






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






25. We ought to cultivate certain dispositions + factual and scientific statements about how to produce desired results=statements recommending what to do how - when - and so on






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






27. 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






28. Philosophy is both...?






29. 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)






30. All knowledge is derived from the senses






31. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






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






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






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






35. Seek a comprehensive interpretation of things; formulate a worldview






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






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






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






39. Capability to change in certain ways






40. Quintessential educated medieval person






41. Learning is...






42. Aristotle; integrate body - mind - and morality into education






43. Intelligent forms of discipline and correction as well as clear - rational explanation






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






45. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






46. Good and evil in constant battle






47. Music should be studied with a view to what?






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






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






50. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30