Identity and values in education
In: European dimension in education and teaching 2
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In: European dimension in education and teaching 2
ISSN: 1400-3996
In: Skrifter om utbildningsprogrammens historia 3
In: Uppsala studies in education 57
In: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
In: Skrifter utgivna av Statsvetenskapliga föreningen i Uppsala 123
In: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
In: European Dimension in Education and Teaching 1
ISSN: 1404-5893
ISSN: 1654-3491
In: Dumbarton Oaks medieval library 61
"Theodore Metochites, a distinguished figure in the intellectual and political landscape of the early Palaiologan period (1261-1341), was born in Constantinople in 1270. The On Morals or Concerning Education is an extensive disquisition about the significance and status of cultural education (paideia) in the context of Palaiologan society. The oration might also be seen at least partly as an autobiographical narrative exposing Metochites's inner reflections and anxieties. The On Morals belongs to the genre of the protreptikos, a hortatory speech designed to encourage its readers to study philosophy and attain virtue. With the On Morals Metochites sought to establish himself as a continuator of ancient moral philosophy in late Byzantium"--