Clouds over the Pyrais
Pre-Socratics in the Modern University
Description
This thesis recalls a famous Greek comedy's critique of higher education and examines how it might apply to the modern university. In order to understand the application of such a critique, this thesis necessarily works to define the spirit of the university as it was formed in the cross-civilizational decedents of Plato's Academy. After the first universities, I examine the development of higher education in the United States. Ultimately I argue that the Aristophanic critique of Socrates and higher education is applicable in a very important way to the modern university. I offer two policy recommendations that might offer an important starting point for recalling the spirit of the university.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2023-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Matter, Stephen
- Thesis director: McNamara, Peter
- Committee member: Zuckert, Michael
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): School of Politics and Global Studies
- Contributor (ctb): School of Civic & Economic Thought and Leadership