Flourishing as the Aim of Education: A Neo-Aristotelian View

by Kristjn Kristjnsson and Kristján Kristjánsson

This book develops a conception of student flourishing as the overarching aim of education. Taking as its basis the Aristotelian concept of eudaimonia, it provides a theoretical study of the foundations of flourishing that goes well beyond Aristotle's approach.

Flourishing as the Aim of Education

argues that the 'good life' of the student, to which education should contribute, must involve engagement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367727978
• ISBN13: 9780367727970
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"