<b>Education and Philosphy in Plutarch's <i>Moralia</i>: The <i>De liberis educandis</i> and the <i>De Iside et Osiride</i>, in other words, when the teacher trains the student to be a philosopher

  • Ennio Sanzi Facoltá di Lettere e Filosofia dell Universitá degli Studi di Messina
Keywords: education, philosophy, Plutarch, Isis, religious dualism

Abstract

The De liberis educandis and the De Iside et Osiride are specifically related to paideia: the former work analyzes how to train a student in philosophy; the latter shows how a person educated in philosophy could relate himself to a cult alien to Greek religious tradition. In fact, only through philosophy it is possible to understand the deeper meaning of a mythology which is quite different from the Greek one. In fact, the concept of dualism is hidden within the strange tale of Isis and Osiris, or rather, a notion that only a philosophical-allegorical interpretation may reveal

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Author Biography

Ennio Sanzi, Facoltá di Lettere e Filosofia dell Universitá degli Studi di Messina
tualmente é Cultore della materia per la disciplina Storia delle Religioni della Facoltá di Lettere e Filosofia dell Universitá degli Studi di Messina. Tem experiência na área de Letras, com ênfase em Línguas Clássicas (grego e latim) e Língua copta. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Religião grega e romana, Cultos orientais, Magia da Antiguidade Tardia, Religiosidade nos primeiros séculos do cristianismo, gnosticismo, Metodologia da História Comparativa das Religiões.
Published
2014-07-07
How to Cite
Sanzi, E. (2014). <b>Education and Philosphy in Plutarch’s <i>Moralia</i>: The <i>De liberis educandis</i> and the <i>De Iside et Osiride</i&gt;, in other words, when the teacher trains the student to be a philosopher. Acta Scientiarum. Education, 36(2), 267-278. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascieduc.v36i2.22735
Section
Phylosophy of Education