Plato Images, Aims, and Practices of Education
This book opens by providing the historical context of Plato’s engagement with education, including an overview of Plato’s life as student and educator. The author organizes his discussion of education in the Platonic Corpus around Plato’s images, both th
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Avi I. Mintz
Plato Images, Aims, and Practices of Education 123
SpringerBriefs in Education Key Thinkers in Education
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This briefs series publishes compact (50 to 125 pages) refereed monographs under the editorial supervision of the Advisory Editor, Professor Paul Gibbs, Middlesex University, Nicosia, Cyprus. Each volume in the series provides a concise introduction to the life and work of a key thinker in education and allows readers to get acquainted with their major contributions to educational theory and/or practice in a fast and easy way.
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Avi I. Mintz
Plato Images, Aims, and Practices of Education
123
Avi I. Mintz Department of Education The University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK USA
ISSN 2211-1921 ISSN 2211-193X (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Education ISSN 2211-937X ISSN 2211-9388 (electronic) SpringerBriefs on Key Thinkers in Education ISBN 978-3-319-75897-8 ISBN 978-3-319-75898-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75898-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018933017 © The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Whereas all writers of books for a general readership must balance the need to present ideas clearly while providing sufficient context, the author of a book on Plato’s educational thought faces a particular challenge: Plato wrote dialogues rather than treatises. Despite the fact that many readers confidently identify Plato’s doctrines of education, Plato declined to present his views systematically or straightforwardly. Instead, he composed dramatic, philosophical conversation
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