Gardener of souls : philosophical education in Plato's Phaedrus

In Fritz Allhoff & Dan O'Brien (eds.), Gardening - Philosophy for Everyone: Cultivating Wisdom. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 232–244 (2010)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Education as Gardening: An Image of Natural Growth Do We All Possess Fertile Souls? The Gardener: What is His Contribution to the Growth of the Seeds? Gardening: Labor and Reward Plato as Gardener Dialogue Between Text and Reader: Cultivating the Seeds Teaching Us to Become Gardeners of Our Souls Plato's Literary Garden: A Corpus of Works Gardeners of Souls Notes.

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gardener of souls ‐ Philosophical Education in Plato's Phaedrus   philosophical education in Plato's dialogues ‐ Socrates engaging in conversation with Phaedrus   philosophical development and likening it ‐ to growth of plants in a garden   education as gardening ‐ an image of natural growth   wise grower, crucial for development of seeds   Socrates, and human flourishing ‐ with process of education, philosophical dialogue and reflection   Socrates' promising happiness and fulfillment ‐ to all those who engage in philosophical process   Socrates addresses problem of sterile seed ‐ seed that does not generate philosophical activity in the soul receiving it   wise grower, “content” when his seeds bear fruit ‐ contentment that comes from true flourishing of the soul   Plato, acting as a planter and grower ‐ to the soil of his students' souls

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original Cotton, Anne (2010-09-24) "Gardener of Souls". In Allhoff, Fritz, O'Brien, Dan, Gardening ‐ Philosophy for Everyone, pp. 232–244: Wiley‐Blackwell (2010-09-24)

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