Medieval Philosophy, Theology, Christian, Philosophy, Religious, Roman Catholicism, Education - Social & Political Aspects, Major Branches of Philosophical Study, Educational Levels & Settings
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Overview
Concerned with the trendy, technocratic, and at times sophistical character of contemporary education at all levels, both public and private, the authors of this collection seek to reinvigorate a Thomistic approach to education appropriate to the problems of our day. With its main inspiration taken from the work of Jacques Maritain, especially his 1943 volume, Education at the Crossroads, the collection presents a trenchant critique of the "privacies" of contemporary education, with its emphasis upon the conventional and useful. At the same time, these essays present the outlines of the proper alternative, an education which helps the student "draw out" from himself his desire for truths which transcend the contingencies of culture and utility.Book Details
Published
April 1, 1999
Publisher
Mishawaka, Ind. : American Maritain Association ; c1999.
Pages
290
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780966922608