The role of education in Aristotle’s Politics
Aristotle analyzed the problem of education in the seventh and eighth books of Politics. Most researchers interpret his thoughts on education as “the education of the youth”. Some authors try to convince us of the significance of contemplation and the problem of the best possible way of lif...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Filozofija i Društvo |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2023/0353-57382301032D.pdf |
| Summary: | Aristotle analyzed the problem of education in the seventh and eighth books
of Politics. Most researchers interpret his thoughts on education as “the
education of the youth”. Some authors try to convince us of the significance
of contemplation and the problem of the best possible way of life in
analyzing Aristotle’s education theory. We would like to regard the problem
of education in another frame. The role of education is exceptionally
significant, judging from the central theme of Politics - the political
practice of human beings. Therefore, the critical question we want to ask
here is - what is the reason for creating a polis? Only when we understand
Aristotle’s answer to this question will we know why education plays such an
essential role in a polis. Aristotle avoids definitively prescribing and
ordering what music children and citizens should listen to. He leaves open
the critical question about “how children and citizens should be educated”.
Disagreeing on the proper way of education is the very essence of education.
No ready-made best way to be educated has to be applied in every case. The
best way is only the one that is the outcome of the particular dispute. Just
as citizens, while in power, have to think about those who are subordinate
because they replace each other, when thinking about the aim of education,
they have to think about each other. Outside of that process, there is no
ideal form of education, the application of which would improve the
political community. |
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| ISSN: | 0353-5738 2334-8577 |