Promoting a New Kind of Education: Greek and Roman Philosophical Protreptic

Download or read book Promoting a New Kind of Education: Greek and Roman Philosophical Protreptic written by Daniel Markovich and published by International Studies in the H. This book was released on 2021 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Authors of Greek and Roman philosophical protreptics imitate a kind of exhortation initially associated with Socrates, creating a thread of typically protreptic intertextuality that classifies protreptic as a genre of philosophical literature. Tracing this intertextuality from the Socratic authors to Boethius, the book shows how Greek and Roman protreptics define philosophy as a revisionary form of education, articulate the ultimate goals of this education, and associate their authors and audiences with philosophy as a new discursive practice and a new way of living. These texts constitute the first chapter in the history of educational revision and thus offer thoughts that continue to inform every debate on educational goals"--