The pursuit of wisdom and happiness in education : historical sources and contemplative practices / / Sean Steel ; cover image courtesy of Amber Homeniuk

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818230203321
• Autore: Steel Sean <1972->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, New York : , : State University of New York Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-4384-5214-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (364 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.1
• Soggetti: Education - Philosophy; Knowledge, Theory of; Happiness
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Stating the Problem: The Loss of Wisdom in the Modern World""; ""2. Aristotleâ€?s Understanding of Wisdom and Wisdomâ€?s Pursuit""; ""On Distinguishing Sophia and Phronesis""; ""On Accusations against Sophia""; ""On Phronesis as the “Mastercraftâ€?""; ""On The Divine and Political Ends of Sophia and Phronesis""; ""Aristotleâ€?s Warnings Against Instructing Youth in the Pursuit of Phronesis""; ""Aristotleâ€?s Warnings against Instructions Leading Youth in the Pursuit of Sophia""; ""Perplexities concerning Phronesis and Sophia and their Value in Education""""On the Relationship between the Moral Virtues and Phronesis as It Relates to Education""; ""On Pleasure in Relation to Theoria and Wisdomâ€?s Pursuit""; ""On the Accessibility of Theoria in Education""; ""On the Connection between Wisdom and Happiness""; ""Aristotleâ€?s Rejection of Play in the Pursuit of Wisdom""; ""The Contemplative Life and the Pursuit of Wisdom as True Happiness in Education?""; ""On Education as Immortalization""; ""3. Boethius: The Relevance of Philosophy and the Need for a Wisdom Atmosphere in Education""""Introduction: What does Philosophy Matter in the Lives of Students?""; ""To See or Not to See? That Is the Question""; ""Boethius and True Philosophy""; ""Philosophizing and a â; €œWisdom Atmosphereâ€??""; ""The Consolation of Philosophy for a Small Boy in a Small Town?""; ""Boethius and “The Feelingâ€? of Intelligence""; ""4. Moses Maimonidesâ€?s Warnings against the Pursuit of Wisdom in Schools""; ""Maimonides on Why Mass Education of the Youth Should NOT Include Philosophy""; ""A Defense of Philosophizing with Young People""""Maimonides on Wisdom and Tradition""; ""5. Thomas Aquinas and the Gift of Wisdom""; ""Happiness as the Ultimate End for Human Beings""; ""Gradations of Happiness?""; ""On the Moral Virtues""; ""On the Intellectual Virtues and Their Relation to the Moral Virtues""; ""On Wisdom and Its Relation to the Other Intellectual Virtues""; ""Wisdom as Intellectual Virtue versus Wisdom as Infused Gift?""; ""On Wisdom as a Gift: The Larger Context""; ""The Gift of Wisdom in Public Education""; ""Attention to the Nature of Wisdom as a Gift Is Integral to True Education""""Pursuing Wisdom: A Medieval Perspective on the Contemplative Life""; ""Contemplation and Bloomâ€?s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives""; ""Pursuing Wisdom: The Need for Schole and the Dangers of Akedia""; ""Teaching and the Contemplative Life""; ""6. “Forget about Wisdom! Letâ€?s Innovate!â€? A Critique of Current Trends in Education Reform""; ""7. The Same Old Story: A History Lesson with St. Augustine about Education Reform""; ""On Education as a “Trifling Gameâ€?""; ""On Modern Education and Ancient Sophistry""