Out of Weakness: The "Educational Good" in Late Antiquity

Autor/in	Allen, Ansgar
Titel	Out of Weakness: The "Educational Good" in Late Antiquity
Quelle	In: Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 24 (2016) 2, S.239-254 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1366
DOI	10.1080/14681366.2016.1149506
Schlagwörter	Educational Philosophy; Christianity; Religion; Role of Education; Educational History; World History; Educational Methods; Religious Factors + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Christentum; Bildungsauftrag; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Weltgeschichte; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode
Abstract	This paper explores the nature of the educational good as it appears in late antiquity, arguing that the "good" variously promised by education is in a state of perpetual deferral. This extends the tradition of ancient Greek philosophy where wisdom is to be forever approached but never realised. Three exemplary cases are considered: the educational good as it appears under the auspices of the Roman tutor; as it is manifested in Christian baptismal practices; and as it is practiced in early Christian monasticism. To lure willing subjects into an educational relationship whose fruits will ultimately never be realised, the educator must respectively employ techniques of seduction, suspicion and diversion. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01