Bosanquet, Aesthetics, and Education Warding off Stupidity with Art

Bosanquet wrote no definitive treatise on education, but, like most philosophers, he was not without views about the past, present, or future state of the system of education of his times.¹ He was interested in all the usual questions about education: the sociological impact of curriculum (e.g., Sho...

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Published inBernard Bosanquet and the Legacy of British Idealism p. 113
Main Author ELIZABETH TROTT
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Toronto Press 28.02.2007
Subjects
Aesthetic judgment
Aesthetics
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Applied arts
Art education
Arts
Arts participation
Axiology
Beauty
Behavioral sciences
Children
Crafts
Cultural anthropology
Cultural studies
Cultural values
Decorative arts
Developmental psychology
Developmental psychology theories
Education
Ethics
Human populations
Moral development
Moral particularism
Moral relativism
Morality
Normative ethics
Persons
Philosophy
Population studies
Psychology
Social sciences
Specialized education
Values education
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Summary:Bosanquet wrote no definitive treatise on education, but, like most philosophers, he was not without views about the past, present, or future state of the system of education of his times.¹ He was interested in all the usual questions about education: the sociological impact of curriculum (e.g., Should Latin be abandoned in favour of health studies to help improve the sanitation conditions of the poor?); the aims and ends of education; and the importance of moral lessons and the pedagogical methods best suited to the development of good character and civic virtues in the young. Bosanquet was a popular choice
ISBN:9780802089816
080208981X
DOI:10.3138/9781442684058.9