Plato and Intellectual Development : A New Theoretical Framework Emphasising the Higher-Order Pedagogy of the Platonic Dialogues

This book reconstructs the impact of Plato’s words for the modern reader. In the __Republic__, Plato presented his schematization of human intellectual development, and called for collaboration between writer and reader. The response presented in this book results in a new theoretical framework for engaging with Plato’s dialogues. Susanna Saracco analyzes the epistemic function of Plato’s written words and explores Plato’s higher order pedagogy, in which students are not mere learners and teachers are not the depositories of the truth. La 4e de couv. indique : "This book reconstructs the impact of Plato's words for the modern reader. In the Republic, Plato presented his schematization of human intellectual development, and called for collaboration between writer and reader. The response presented in this book results in a new theoretical framework for engaging with Plato's dialogues. Susanna Saracco analyzes the epistemic function of Plato's written words and explores Plato's higher order pedagogy, in which students are not mere learners and teachers are not the depositories of the truth." Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-12 The Structure of Rational Engagement in the Reading of Plato....Pages 13-51 Theoretical Childhood and Theoretical Adulthood....Pages 53-86 Plato’s Forms and Scientific Modelling....Pages 87-105 Theoretical Adulthood....Pages 107-123 ADDENDUM: “Journey to Critical Inquiry”: Students’ Analyses of Scenarios Designed to Promote Collaborative Decision Making....Pages 125-138 Back Matter....Pages 139-140