The Pursuit of Wisdom and Happiness in Education: Historical Sources and Contemplative Practices

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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Stating the Problem: The Loss of Wisdom in the Modern World 7 2. Aristotle’s Understanding of Wisdom and Wisdom’s Pursuit 41 3. Boethius: The Relevance of Philosophy and the Need for a Wisdom Atmosphere in Education 65 4. Moses Maimonides’s Warnings against the Pursuit of Wisdom in Schools 87 5. Thomas Aquinas and the Gift of Wisdom 95 6. “Forget about Wisdom! Let’s Innovate!” A Critique of Current Trends in Education Reform 131 7. The Same Old Story: A History Lesson with St. Augustine about Education Reform 141 8. The Problem of Introducing Schole into Schools Today 151 9. Gareth Matthews’s Defense of Philosophizing with Children 175 10. Matthew Lipman and the P4C Movement 187 11. What Philosophy Is Not 211 viii Contents 12. A Brief Statement on the Unity between the Philosophic and Contemplative Traditions 231 13. Technological Education and the Need for Contemplation 235 14. The Challenge of Contemplative Education Programming in Schools 249 15. Examples of Contemplative Education in Schools 267 16. A Proposal for “Metaxic” Education, or an Education of the In‑Between 277 Notes 309 Bibliography 327 Index 343 ...