Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21464/mo.29.2.1
Socratic autonomy and sophistic manipulation in moral education
Josip Guć
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Abstract
In this paper I try to indicate particular elements of Socrates’ philosophy by which educational practice should be guided, as well as certain harmful implications of Sophistic approach to education. In analysis of Socrates’ position, I especially rely on Vlastos’ interpretations, and particularly I refer to Socrates’ thesis that virtue cannot be taught. Among other things, it suggests a non-doctrinal approach to moral-educational practice, which cannot result from Protagoras’ opposite beliefs. Nowadays Sophistic particular- and utilitarian-oriented education occurs especially in the educational (or better: manipulative) transmission of national, business and similar so-called ethics, which are not able for recognizing and overcoming of the existing socio-economic framework, and for which Socrates’ moral-educational philosophy contains critical force, arising primarily out of the emphasis on autonomy.
Keywords
Socrates; Sophists; ethics; philosophy of education; virtue; autonomy
Hrčak ID:
296361
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Publication date:
28.2.2023.
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