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Book SynopsisAvi I. Mintz teaches in the Faculty of Liberal Studies at Humber College in Toronto, Canada.
Trade Review[About the series] Not since Robert Ulich's groundbreaking
A Thousand Years of Educational Wisdom has there been such a comprehensive examination of the history of western educational thought. Given that Ulich's work was published almost eighty years ago, there is an obvious need for an update. This series more than fills the bill by adding important topics such as feminism, racism, pluralism, and critical theory. The series goes a long way in bringing the history of Western educational thought up to date. It will be of enormous value to students of educational history and philosophy. * Walter Feinberg, Charles Hardie Professor Emeritus, Educational Philosophy, The University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, USA. *
Table of ContentsList of Figures Series Introduction,
Megan J. Laverty and David T. Hansen General Editors’ Acknowledgements Volume Editor’s Acknowledgements Timeline Introduction: A Story of Educational Philosophy in Antiquity,
Avi I. Mintz 1. The Sophistic Movement and the Frenzy of a New Education,
M.R. Engler 2. Plato: Philosophy As Education,
Yoshiaki Nakazawa 3. Xenophon the Educator,
William H.F. Altman 4. Isocrates: The Founding and Tradition of Liberal Education,
Bruce A. Kimball and Sarah M. Iler 5. Educating for Living Life at Its Best: Aristotelian Thought and the Ideal
Polis,
Marianna Papastephanou 6. Ancient Schools and the Challenge of Cynicism,
Ansgar Allen 7. Roman Educational Philosophy: The Legacy of Cicero,
James R. Muir 8. Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius: Education and the Philosophical Art of Living,
Annie Larivée 9. St. Augustine’s Pedagogy as the New Creation,
Yun Lee Too Notes on Contributors Index
