The Pedagogic Mission: An Engagement with Ancient Greek Philosophical Practices
The Pedagogic Mission offers a focused pedagogic exegesis of the philosophies of Heraclitus, Parmenides, Socrates and Plato. Encrypted in their philosophical practices is a pedagogical mission which structures their manner of engagement. The linguistic style, epistemological assumptions, and metaphysical views are shown to be integral to the neophytes’ pedagogical experience involving the acquisition of rational skills, an enhanced conceptual framework of understanding, and transformative effect on the subject.
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The Pedagogic Mission: An Engagement with Ancient Greek Philosophical Practices
The Pedagogic Mission offers a focused pedagogic exegesis of the philosophies of Heraclitus, Parmenides, Socrates and Plato. Encrypted in their philosophical practices is a pedagogical mission which structures their manner of engagement. The linguistic style, epistemological assumptions, and metaphysical views are shown to be integral to the neophytes’ pedagogical experience involving the acquisition of rational skills, an enhanced conceptual framework of understanding, and transformative effect on the subject.
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The Pedagogic Mission: An Engagement with Ancient Greek Philosophical Practices

The Pedagogic Mission: An Engagement with Ancient Greek Philosophical Practices

by Elly Pirocacos
The Pedagogic Mission: An Engagement with Ancient Greek Philosophical Practices

The Pedagogic Mission: An Engagement with Ancient Greek Philosophical Practices

by Elly Pirocacos

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Overview

The Pedagogic Mission offers a focused pedagogic exegesis of the philosophies of Heraclitus, Parmenides, Socrates and Plato. Encrypted in their philosophical practices is a pedagogical mission which structures their manner of engagement. The linguistic style, epistemological assumptions, and metaphysical views are shown to be integral to the neophytes’ pedagogical experience involving the acquisition of rational skills, an enhanced conceptual framework of understanding, and transformative effect on the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780739126530
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 03/18/2015
Pages: 150
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Elly Pirocacos is adjunct professor in the Department of Philosophy at the American College of Greece.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Heraclitus: The Mentor—Progressivist Education
Chapter Two: Parmenides: The Hero—Ontological Education
Chapter Three: Socrates: A Man of Many Faces—An Elusive PedagogueChapter Four: Plato—Communal Education Politicized


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