Man and «polis»; the gordian knot of education in Aristotle
Education is better seen as a help in order to grow in freedom and dignity, inside a society. Aristotle helps us to better understand this question. He gives us suggestive insights of the concepts of man, and education, very much related to the polis. The social dimesion of education is always prese...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Historia de la Educación |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0212-0267/article/view/10535 |
| Summary: | Education is better seen as a help in order to grow in freedom and dignity, inside a society. Aristotle helps us to better understand this question. He gives us suggestive insights of the concepts of man, and education, very much related to the polis. The social dimesion of education is always present in the Greek tradition, but in Aristotle there is also a genuine knowledge of the individual. There is no educative problem separeted to the social and political roots. |
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| ISSN: | 0212-0267 2386-3846 |