I do not believe the practices of our current public education reflect the aims of “Philosophy on education” from Plato to Dewey because of the Context Statement and questions Rorty ask in The Ruling History of Education. What are the directions and limits of public education in a liberal plura...

Socrates was born in Athens in 469 BCE. His father was a sculptor, and his mother was a mid-wife. Socrates was reportedly unattractive in appearance and short of build, but was extremely resilient and self-controlled. During his childhood he spent most of his time receiving an elementary education i...