
Educational Philosophy, Mother's Education
The Liberal Arts and the Justification of Knowledge
At least since Plato’s Meno, the question of what counts for knowledge and, its correlative, how to distinguish true knowledge from what is merely probable or uncertain, has been part of the great conversation of Western civilization. In fact, here as elsewhere, the history of philosophy is a series of footnotes to Plato. His works not only provide the parameters of the debate, but also a clear statement of the problem and the development of the relevant terms. This is certainly the case with respect Continue Reading…
August 3, 2015