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Perception as the Goddess of Intellect — Aristotelian Roots of Education and Creating a Flourishing Human Being
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all” Aristotle.
In Perception as the Goddess of Intellect: Aristotle’s Notions of Education, Aristotle’s view of primary education was described as consisting of a movement toward “goodness.” This goodness, according to Aristotle, can be divided in two parts, “goodness” of character and “goodness” of intellect. This essay is an extension of the former, contrasting Aristotle’s notions with the modern system of education. Building on Aristotelian thought on education and applying scientific discoveries and interventions, systemic solutions are offered to transform the education system to once again focus on creating flourishing human beings.
Modern education has, as its primary focus, two emphases. First, to deliver information to students and then test said “knowledge” gained, in an effort to gauge how much a learner has grown. Secondly, educational institutions are responsible for the “behavior” of students, thereby the institutions attempt to nurture citizenship. In the present system, this attempt…
