Recollecting the Religious: Augustine in Answer to Meno’s Paradox
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Abstract Philosophers of education often view the role religion in with suspicion, claiming it to be impossible, indoctrinatory or controversial unless reduced secular premises and aims. The ‘post-secular’ ‘decolonial’ turns new millennium have, however, afforded opportunities revaluate this predilection. In a social intellectual context where arguments previous generations philosophers may challenged on account positivist assumptions, there an opening for reconsideration alternative but traditional religious epistemologies. article, we pursue one such line thought by revisiting classic question philosophy education, Meno’s Paradox inquiry. We do revitalise understanding justification education. Our argument is not altogether new, our view, need restatement: liturgy at heart so because locus knowledge. make exploring St Augustine’s response Paradox, his radical claim that only Christ can called ‘teacher’. Though ancient, relationship teacher student knowledge seem surprisingly contemporary its emphasis independence learner. Although grounded texts Western tradition, suggest could made drawing similar resources other traditions, as Islam, also draw upon Platonic tradition similarly emphasise importance communal personal acts worship.
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عنوان ژورنال: Studies in Philosophy and Education
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0039-3746', '1573-191X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-021-09778-5