Philosophy and Modern Liberal Arts Education [electronic resource] : Freedom is to Learn /
Tubbs, N.author.
This book argues for a modern version of liberal arts education, exploring first principles within the divine comedy of educational logic. By reforming the three philosophies of metaphysics, nature and ethics upon which liberal arts education is based, Tubbs offers a profound transatlantic philosophical and educational challenge to the subject.
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Introduction; 1 Antiquity: Finding Virtue in Necessity; 2 The Seven Liberal Arts: Varro's Secret Path; 3 Renaissance Humanism; 4 Bildung and the New Age; Conclusion to Part I; Part II: Introduction; 5 Metaphysical Education; 6 Natural Education; 7 Social Education; Part III: The Song That Dialectic Sings; 8 Divine Comedy of Barbarian Virtue; 9 The Work of Education; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book argues for a modern version of liberal arts education, exploring first principles within the divine comedy of educational logic. By reforming the three philosophies of metaphysics, nature and ethics upon which liberal arts education is based, Tubbs offers a profound transatlantic philosophical and educational challenge to the subject.
Education-Philosophy.
Philosophy and social sciences.
Civilization-History.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
Philosophy.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Educational Philosophy.
Philosophy of Education.
Cultural History.
Educational Policy and Politics.
History of Philosophy.
Social Theory.