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Sokrates i Diogenes – dwie antyczne metody edukacji etycznej
Socrates and Diogenes – Two Ancient Methods of Ethical Education

Author(s): Paweł Piotrowski
Subject(s): History of Education, Philosophy of Education
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: ancient philosophy of education; history of education and educational theory; moral education; methods of teaching; Diogenes of Sinope

Summary/Abstract: The ancient Greek philosopher, Diogenes of Sinope was one of most prominent representatives of the Cynic philosophical school, one of principal developmental lines of Socratic philosophy. The most recognizable features of Socratic philosophy include moralism, ethical intellectualism, and heuristics as the method of philosophical investigation and teaching. Diogenes agreed entirely with Socratic moralism but he had his own interpretation of ethical intellectualism and his own method of teaching ethics. He followed it by intellectually (and sometimes customs-related) provocative actions and statements, so-called chreia. The article compares some assumptions of the disparate didactic methods used by Socrates and Diogenes. This comparison is made mainly in a context of ethical education both the methods were intended for.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 79
  • Page Range: 7-26
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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