Should Christian classical education teach Plato? Or any philosophy, for that matter? This week, Onsi, Colin, and Rhys discuss Colin's recent Ad Fontes article, responding a to a review of his chapter in Reforming Classical Education. They discuss whether Christian high schoolers should really be learning philosophy, and why Christians who believe philosophical primary texts to be important should handle them with care.
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Currently Reading
Onsi: The Republic of Arabic Letters: Islam and the European Englightenmentby Alexander Bevilacqua
Colin: Discourse of Method and Mediations on First PhilosophybyRene Descartes
Rhys: The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New HistorybyJames G.L. Clark
Texts Discussed
Reforming Classical Education: A New Paradigm
"Awkward Family Dinner: A Review of Reforming Classical Education" by Austin Hoffman
"Revisiting Platonic Education: The Ever Sharable Feast" by Colin Redemer
"Same-Sex Marriage and Constitutional Law" by Martha Nussbaum
Republicby Plato
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