EPISODE · Mar 13, 2025 · 6 MIN
Opposition to Schopenhauer’s philosophy of education
from John Vespasian · host John Vespasian
There is fierce opposition to the philosophy of education put forward by Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860). The opposition goes beyond little details. It’s essential, fundamental, ferocious, and relentless. John Vespasian explains that Schopenhauer created his own antagonists from the moment that he diverged from the doctrines of Plato (429-347 BC). You can find those doctrines in Plato’s book “The Republic.” Plato employed grandiloquent terms for describing his ideas about education. He spoke about a “just, harmonious society,” but in practice, he was proposing a totalitarian, oppressive and tyrannical education system. According to Plato, the purpose of education is to construct a society ruled by philosophers like himself, who impose their views on everyone else by means of hired warriors. Here is the link to the original article: https://johnvespasian.com/opposition-to-schopenhauers-philosophy-of-education/
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