St Augustine

AvRyan N. S. Topping,Richard Bailey

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

After setting Augustine’s thought firmly within the context of his life and times, Ryan Topping examines in turn the causes of education (the purposes, pedagogy, curriculum, and limits of learning) as Augustine understood them. Augustine’s towering influence over Medieval and Renaissance theorists – from Hugh of St Victor, to Aquinas, to Erasmus – is traced. The book concludes by drawing Augustine into dialogue with contemporary philosophers, exploring the influence of his meditations on higher education and suggesting how his ideas can reinvigorate for our generation the project of liberal learning.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-10-23
Mått:156 x 234 x 12 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Library of Educational Thought
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781472504883

Utforska kategorier

Pedagogisk teori och filosofi inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Ryan N. S. Topping is Fellow at Thomas More College of the Liberal Arts, New Hampshire, USA.

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Ryan Topping's book on Augustine is an essential addition to a series on great educational thinkers. He shows convincingly how Augustine defends a Christian liberal education, a unique synthesis of pagan rhetorical techniques and Christian spirituality, whose Christian character is seen in its valuing of truth, its emphasis on love, and its cheerfulness. Topping's analysis of Augustine's influence is realistic, identifying limitations as well as strengths in his educational philosophy. This realism strengthens the application of Augustinian ideas to contemporary debates about the university.

Innehållsförteckning

Series Editor's Preface Foreword Acknowledgments Abbreviations Part I. Intellectual Biography 1. Approaching Augustine Part II. Critical Exposition 2. The Aims of Education 3. The Art of the Teacher 4. The Matter of Liberal Education 5. The Limits to Education Part III. Philosophical Reception and Relevance 6. Augustine and Some Philosophers of Education 7. St. Augustine and The Defense of Liberal Education Select Bibliography Index