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Philosophy at the Gymnasium

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Availability:In StockContributor:Erik KenyonPublish date:2024-09-15Pages:282
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9781501776755ISBN-10:1501776754UPC:9781501776755Book Category:Philosophy, History, EducationBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ancient, HistoryBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, GreeceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC30MQY3YK

Philosophy at the Gymnasium returns Greek moral philosophy to its original context--the gyms of Athens--to understand how training for the body sparked training for the mind. The result is an engaging inroad to Greek thought that wrestles with big questions about life, happiness, and education, while providing fresh perspectives on standing scholarly debates.

In Philosophy at the Gymnasium, Erik Kenyon reveals the egalitarian spirit of the ancient gym, in which clothes--and with them, social markers--are shed at the door, leaving individuals to compete based on their physical and intellectual merits alone. The work opens with Socratic dialogues set in gyms that call for reform in character education. It explores Plato's moral and political philosophy through the lens of mental and civic health. And it holds up Olympic victors as Aristotle's model for the life of happiness through training.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9781501776755ISBN-10:1501776754UPC:9781501776755Book Category:Philosophy, History, EducationBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ancient, HistoryBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, GreeceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC30MQY3YK

Erik Kenyon received his PhD from Cornell University in classics. He is a philosopher, musician, and weightlifter, who teaches Latin and humanities at Friends Academy, Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He is the author of Augustine and the Dialogue and a coauthor of Ethics for the Very Young.


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