John Vespasian

Aristotle’s views on education


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Aristotle (384-322 BC) outlined his philosophy of education primarily in his works “Eudemian Ethics” and “Nicomachean Ethics.” John Vespasian explains that the Aristotelian formula for education revolves around the concept of virtue, that is, that the purpose of education is to equip students with physical, moral and intellectual habits enabling them to achieve “eudaimonia.” How should we translate the Greek term “eudaimonia” that appears in Aristotle’s works? Medieval translators had mostly transcribed “eudaimonia” as “happiness.” In later centuries, we can find translations employing the words “human flourishing” and “human thriving.” Here is the link to the original article: https://johnvespasian.com/aristotles-views-on-education/
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