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100 1 _aMahaffy, J. P.
_q(John Pentland),
_d1839-1919
245 1 0 _aOld Greek Education
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-04-11
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Infancy -- Earlier childhood -- School days: the physical side -- School days: the musical side; the schoolmaster -- The musical side: schools and their appointments -- The subjects and method of education: drawing and music -- The last stage of education: military training of the ephebi -- Higher education: the Sophists and Socrates -- The Rhetors: Isocrates -- The Greek theorists on education: Plato and Aristotle -- The growth of systematic higher education: university life at Athens.
508 _aE-text prepared by deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Old Greek Education" by J. P. Mahaffy is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the educational systems and philosophies of ancient Greece, highlighting how they contributed to the intellectual and cultural achievements of the society. Mahaffy aims to uncover the practices and ideals of Greek education, which he believes can inform modern educational thought. The opening of the text introduces key themes regarding the nature of human education, positing that while human nature has enduring aspects, the methods and philosophies of education are highly variable across cultures and periods. Mahaffy suggests that ancient Greek education provides valuable insights, particularly given its focus on moral, political, and artistic training. He draws comparisons to contemporary educational practices, emphasizing the Greeks' unique contributions to the development of well-rounded individuals adept in both intellectual and physical pursuits. The text serves as both an exploration of historical educational practices and an inquiry into how these ideas can be applied or studied in modern contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEducation, Greek
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65058
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