| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 192 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Continuum library of educational thought ; v. 17
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Continuum library of educational thought ; v. 17.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intellectual biography -- Approaching Augustine -- Critical exposition -- The aims of education -- The art of the teacher -- The matter of learning -- The limits of instruction -- Philosophical reception and relevance -- Augustine and some philosophers of education -- Augustine and the defence of liberal education. |
| Summary |
St Augustine is indisputably a major thinker in education. Ryan Topping's volume offers the most coherent account of St Augustine's educational thought. This work is divided into:. Series Editor's Preface Foreword. Acknowledgments. Abbreviations. Part 1: Intellectual Biography. 1 Approaching Augustine. Part 2: Critical Explosion. 2 The Aims of Education. 3 The Art of the Teacher. 4 The Matter of Liberal Education. 5 The Limits of Education. Part 3: Philosophical Reception and Relevance. 6 Augustine and Some Philosophers of Education. 7 St. Augustine and the Defense of Liberal Education. Select. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. |
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Education -- Philosophy -- History.
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Education -- Philosophy. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Saint Augustine |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Topping, Ryan. St. Augustine. London ; New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, ©2010 9780826426611 (DLC) 2010002901 (OCoLC)496962152 |
| ISBN |
9781441157805 (electronic book) |
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1441157808 (electronic book) |
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9780826426611 |
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0826426611 |
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