Xenophon’s Theory of Moral Education

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ISBN: 978-1-4438-6880-8
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten

Xenophon the Athenian, who is well known both as a historian and as a witness of Socratic philosophy, developed his own systematic thought on moral education from a social and mainly political perspective in his extant works. His discourse on moral education represents the view of an unusual historical figure; an innovative thinker, as well as a man of action, a mercenary general and a world citizen in his age. As such, it is therefore different from the discourse of contemporary pure philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle. Furthermore, as a prolific author respected in both the classical world and the early modern era, Xenophon’s doctrine on moral education has had an extensive influence on the later development of European cultural history.

This work explores the background and content of Xenophon’s thought on moral education, as well as its application in his literary composition. The analysis of these themes confirms that Xenophon actually established a theory of moral education in his extant corpus. On the one hand, his theory is less profound than that of Plato or Aristotle, but, on the other, it is original and innovative, and has been influential in the history of classical literature, and therefore deserves both serious investigation and our respect.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lu, Houliang

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Affektive, soziale und ethische Ziele in der Erziehung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Lu, Houliang
Houliang Lu received his PhD in Classics from the University of Edinburgh in July, 2014. He currently works at the Institute of World History in the Chinese Academy of Social Science as a Research Assistant. His recent publications include “Herodotus’ History of Persia and How It Shaped the Intellectual Elite’s View of Persia in Ancient Greece” in Historical Research (2014), and “Ephebic Tradition in the Classical Athens” in World History (2014) (both in Chinese).

Houliang Lu received his PhD in Classics from the University of Edinburgh in July, 2014. He currently works at the Institute of World History in the Chinese Academy of Social Science as a Research Assistant. His recent publications include “Herodotus’ History of Persia and How It Shaped the Intellectual Elite’s View of Persia in Ancient Greece” in Historical Research (2014), and “Ephebic Tradition in the Classical Athens” in World History (2014) (both in Chinese).