Play and Moral Education in the Choruses of Plato’s Laws

Apeiron ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Pageau-St-Hilaire
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
The Self ◽  
Psychic Condition

Abstract Among the educative games of Plato’s Cretan city, choral performances have a prominent role. This paper examines the function of play (παιδιά) in the choral education in virtue in Plato’s Laws. I reconstruct the notion of play as it is elaborated throughout this dialogue, and then show how it contributes to solving the problem of virtue acquisition in the Athenian’s account of moral education through songs and dances. I argue that play in the Laws is best understood an imitative activity that is intrinsically pleasurable, ordered by rules and patterns of repetition, and undertaken for its own sake by a player whose psychic condition is childish. Thus interpreted, we are in a better position to see why choruses must be engaged in playfully. Because the self-likening (ὁμοίωσις) process choral performances aim at requires pleasure and because pleasure normally obtains when there is a concordance between one’s character and the imitations, virtue acquisition is best secured if the imitations of virtue in choruses are performed or spectated playfully.

scholarly journals A categorical analysis of the «personality self-determination» concept in the context of the problem of students’ orientation towards moral self-determination

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-273
Author(s):  
Oksana Konstantinovna Pozdnyakova
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Moral Choice ◽  
Moral Self ◽  
Categorical Analysis ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Level Of Analysis

The paper raises the problem of students orientation towards moral self-determination as one of the directions of moral education of students. The necessity of carrying out a categorical analysis of the personality self-determination concept to determine the content and methods of orientation of students towards moral self-determination is substantiated. Personality self-determination is considered at the philosophical, psychological and pedagogical levels of analysis. At the philosophical level of analysis, the essence of the personality self-determination phenomenon and the concept adequate to it is revealed; it consists in a persons choice of certain actions and deeds in a given situation; shows the role of moral choice in the self-determination of the individual. At the psychological level of analysis, the author substantiates the relationship between the self-determination of the individual and the system of his/her relations (to the surrounding reality, other people and himself/herself), which determine the content of the personalitys position. At the pedagogical level of analysis, the self-determination of a person is associated with his/her choice of values, the source of which is his/her needs. The paper argues that the self-determination of a person is both a process and a result of a persons choice of his/her own position, there is a choice of relations that form the content of a position, there is a choice of values, the focus on which constitutes the value orientations of a person, which become the core of self-determination. The author also has determined some practical pedagogical tasks, the solution of which is aimed at creating conditions for the orientation of students towards moral self-determination: the task of students moral principles development, which will ensure their choice of their position, goals and means of self-realization in life; the task of familiarizing students with the value of good, which is the essence of their ethical attitude to the world, to people and to themselves; the task of developing students ability to substantiate the foundations of moral choice and its principles to reflection.

scholarly journals Moral Education of the Care of the Self

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (80) ◽  
pp. 231-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
KoMiSuk
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
The Self ◽  
Care Of The Self

Self-Esteem and Spiritual Vision

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-60
Author(s):  
James S. Gow ◽  
Kathleen M. Grow ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Virtue Ethics ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Political Correctness ◽  
New Age ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Values Clarification ◽  
Relational Experience ◽  
Mathematical Analogy

To fully engage virtue ethics, this essay examines movements in moral education which have led North America's youth simultaneously to the edge of illiteracy of mind and spirit. The self-esteem movement encompasses values clarification, political correctness, and New Age aspects, A mathematical analogy provides a reference point for the necessity of moving from emphasis on theorem-like ideals toward incorporating a sense of moral and spiritual vision. Both cognitively and affectively, this is based in lived relational experience. The inherent opportunities of mystery and choice are key properties in addressing self-centeredness as distinguished from moral and spiritual vision. Humanists and religious believers differ in their recognition of a transcendent God. The essay concludes that to self-select one's own criteria for self-giving may, ironically, render the authentic practice of virtue ethics categorically impossible.

scholarly journals MAKNA SIMBOLIK GENDHING PATALON DALAM PERSPEKTIF RELIGIUSITAS ISLAM

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 96116
Author(s):  
Purwadi Purwadi
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
The Self ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Spiritual Education ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Mystical Experiences ◽  
Character Building ◽  
Artistic Values

This research aims to describe gendhing patalon in Wayang (shadow puppet) Purwa related to  the context of Islamic teachings. Hermeneutic method and theory are employed to explore this study object. Wayang Purwa is Javanese manifestation of collective reflection and contemplation, tafakur and tadzakur. Wayang Purwa, with its artistic values, has spiritual education or al-tarbiyah al-rabbaniyah and morality concepts or al-akhlaq al-karimah. The dalang (puppet master), wiyaga (gamelan musician) and waranggana (gamelan choir) believe this gendhing was created by Walisanga (the nine Islamic pioneers in Java). Dalang, with his central position in the show of Wayang Purwa ought to teach his audience to do righteous deeds  or amal shalih. The sacred Gendhing patalon conveys a religious atmosphere, which gives mystical experiences to its audiences. By seeing the performance, the audience is expected to get the idea of the self essence - rasa jati or makrifat. It is called wikan sangkan paraning dumadi or ‘knowing the highest truth’. Wayang Purwa plays its role for young generation in moral education, character building, and national identity in this global era. Problems of life as well as the nation can be solved by local wisdom approach.

PENDIDIKAN AKHLAK IBNU MASKAWAIH KONSEP DAN URGENSINYA DALAM PENGEMBANGAN KARAKTER DI INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Nurul Azizah
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Human Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Ethical Theories ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Education Material

AbstrakIbn Makawaih is a philosopher who focuses on morals. The concept ofmorality is centered on the self-approach to God and the psychologicalapproach is a reference for many education practitioners. Miskawaihbusiness is to bring together Islamic teachings with ethical theories inphilosophy, making the concept of morality initiated morecomprehensive. There are three important things that can be understoodas moral education material, namely: things that are obligatory for theneeds of the human body, things that are obligatory for the soul andthings that are obligatory for their relationship with fellow human beings.Ibn Miskawaih in his character concept emphasizes psychological andreligious aspects to improve the quality of one's character. The locationof the importance of psychology in education has long been recognizedby modern education experts. In modern education known as EducationalPsychology with various variants of the method.Ibnu Makawaih adalah filosof yag memusatkan perhatiannya terhadapakhlak. Konsep akhlaknya terpusat pada pendekatan diri terhadap tuhandan pendekatan psikologi menjadi rujukan banyak para praktisipendidikan. Usaha Miskawaih adalah mempertemukan ajaran syariatislam dengan teori-teori etika dalam filsafat menjadikan konsep akhlakyang digagasnya lebih komperehensif. Ada tiga hal penting atau pokokyang dapat dipahami sebagai materi pendidikan akhlaknya, yaitu: hal-halyang wajib bagi kebutuhan tubuh manusia, hal-hal yang wajib bagi jiwadan hal-hal yang wajib bagi hubungannya dengan sesama manusia. IbnuMiskawaih dalam konsep karakternya menekankan aspek kejiwaan danagama untuk meningkatkan kualitas karakter seseorang. Letakpentingnya ilmu kejiwaan dalam dunia pendidikan sudah lama disadarioleh ahli pendidikan modern. Dalam pendidikan modern dikenal ilmuPsikologi Pendidikan dengan pelbagai varian metodenya.Key Word: Pendidikan Karakter Ibnu Maskawaih, Karakter Indonesia.

scholarly journals Practice of Moral Education in the Context of Srimad Bhagavad Gita with Reference to the Concept of Self and Pedagogy

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Paromita Das
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Moral Behavior ◽  
The Self ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Real Form ◽  
The Real ◽  
Dress Codes ◽  
Moral Ethos ◽  
Bhagavad Gītā

Values are ultimately personal; the implicit message is that there is no right or wrong value. Schools have a moral ethos embodied in rules, rewards and punishments, dress codes, honour codes, relationships, styles of teaching, extracurricular activities, art, and in the expression of respect. Schools convey to children what is expected of them, what is normal, what is right and wrong. It is often claimed that values are caught rather than taught; through their ethos, schools socialise children into patterns of moral behavior. The present study analyses the practice of moral education as described in the Gita with reference to concept of the Self and pedagogy and how the understanding of the Self and pedagogy can help the teachers in improving their character and pedagogical practices in imparting the real form of education to the children for both present and future.

Exile, Borders, and Poetry: A Study of Fang Xiaobiao's “Miscellaneous Poems on the Eastern Journey”

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-214
Author(s):  
Lawrence Yim
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Chinese History ◽  
Linguistic Differences ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
The Uncanny ◽  
Choson Korea ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Psychic Condition ◽  
Literary Aesthetic

Abstract Exile to Manchuria in the early Qing (1644–1912) is a peculiar historical, political, and cultural phenomenon whose scale and scope are unprecedented in premodern Chinese history. Among the exiles were some very accomplished writers who continued to write in the places of banishment, and their treatment of the trope of exile and exilic experiences in poems and prose writings is worthy of serious study. This article is a study of the exilic writings of the especially important yet understudied poet Fang Xiaobiao (1618–?), who in the wake of the examination scandal of 1657 was exiled to Ningguta 寧古塔, a remote town close to the borders of then Chosŏn Korea. The author conducts close readings of a series of poems titled “Miscellaneous Poems on the Eastern Journey” (Dongzheng zayong), written by Fang on his journey to Ningguta. The author studies not the historicity and historization of the actual exile event per se but, rather, the literary, aesthetic, and psychological representations of the exilic condition, to address the following questions: How is the uncanny psychic condition of the exile embedded in, and therefore reflected by, the literary and aesthetic configurations of the texts? How does the liminality of the exilic world interact with the liminality of exilic language? How do we understand and describe this “inbetweenness” historically, philosophically, and literarily? From these perspectives the author situates and fathoms the figure and voice of the exile turned poet, or poet turned exile. We can also see from these perspectives that the exiles are bound to encounter the “other” in the foreign landscapes, in the cultural and linguistic differences, and no less in the humbling experiences of themselves and their body and in the troubled subjectivity of the self.

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