A Philosophy for Education: A Study in Aesthetic Rationality

by Neil Bolton

Book Overview

A Philosophy for Education: A Study in Aesthetic Rationality supports an argument for the crucial role of the aesthetic in a humanist education. It is structured around the philosophy of Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) who saw the poetic imagination as the first language through which humankind makes sense of its place within the world with myths and symbolic ritual. This is the search for the truth of identity and, ultimately, requires a self...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900471250X
• ISBN13: 9789004712508
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"