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Fes, al-Qarawiyyin, and how medieval students learned to argue
I take my students past al-Qarawiyyin every year. Founded in 859 by Fatima al-Fihri, it's often described as one of the oldest continuously operating institutions of learning in the world. What interests…
Started by Youssef Benali2 replies0 views -
Is the Allegory of the Cave a theory of education first and a metaphysics second?
Every year my students read the cave in Republic VII as a story about two worlds: shadows down here, Forms up there. That's not wrong, but I've come to think it isn't…
Started by Giulia Ferrante4 replies0 views