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Is the Allegory of the Cave a theory of education first and a metaphysics second?
The cave in Republic VII is usually read 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 the emphasis Plato gives it. Socrates introduces the image as a picture…
Started by Giulia Ferrante4 replies -
Fes, al-Qarawiyyin, and how medieval students learned to argue
Al-Qarawiyyin is a short walk from my school. 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 me is how teaching worked. Students learned not only texts…
Started by Youssef Berrada2 replies