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DSST Foundations Of Education

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1. Plato; knowledge is mightiest of all faculties; opinion is in the interval between knowledge and ignorance; philosophers have a pleasure in learning and a good memory; capacity of learning exists in the soul already






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






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






4. 'What is good?'






5. 'Man is the measure of all things'






6. Art is the catalyst for the changing viewers' experience and for creating new feelings - insights - and intuitions






7. We often succeed in teaching pupils 'subjects' but fail to teach them how to think; they learn everything except the art of learning






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






9. Isocrates; criticism towards his day's teachers of wisdom; leave out nothing that can be taught; study of political discourse can help more than any other thing to stimulate and form sobriety and justice






10. 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






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






12. All knowledge is derived from the senses






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






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






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






16. What medievals focused on






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






18. 'What is valuable?'






19. It is a dead language






20. Experimentalist students are to be both:






21. Why does Sayers emphasize the laerning of Latin?






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






23. What was created to protect academic freedom?






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






25. Consisted of subjects






26. 1600s; get to truth through science






27. Nature of any given thing






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






29. 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






30. Scopes v. State; clear example of confusing a scientific opinion with theological heresay






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






32. One who stands alone - outside any organized human endeavor






33. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus






34. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






35. Kant; mind=unifying factor in all knowledge






36. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






37. Knowledge most worth having






38. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






39. 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






40. 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






41. Capability to change in certain ways






42. Categories of philosophy as an activity






43. Who decides what textbooks go in schools?






44. 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






45. Most famous multiculturalist project






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






47. Plato; most important part of education is right training in the nursery; 2 branches of education are gymastics (body) and music (improvement of soul); 2 branches of gymnastics are dancing and wrestling; any change except from evil is the most danger






48. How was ancient Greece divided?






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






50. Jean Paul Sartre; If God does exist - that would change nothing; humans have no hope of discovering pre-existent meaning to human life; humanity can be known same way as machinges - atoms - etc; recognizes aloneness and necessity of making moral deci







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