What other important ways of thinking about education are there, and do you think they are incompatible or at least in tension with Plato’s view, and why?

How does the philosopher Plato conceive of the nature of education as expressed in the selection from Book 7 of his dialogue, the Republic?

Do you think this conception of education has any relevance to education–especially formal scooling–as you normally think of it?

Explain. What other important ways of thinking about education are there, and do you think they are incompatible or at least in tension with Plato’s view, and why?

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