Emily Andrews

socrates by Pietro Bellotti (1621-1700)

A Socratic View of Assessment

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When studying the nature of questions, it is impossible to overlook the significance of Socrates, the Father of Questions in the Western tradition. His method of Socratic Dialogue not only stands at the very origins of philosophy in the West, but it also weaves through the whole “Great Conversation” about transcendent ideas, from Ancient Greece to Modernity, as the heartbeat that drives the tradition forward. Consequently, if we are to discover a classical mode of assessment, then there is no better place to start our investigation.

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Remembering Bastille Day

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For France, July 14th is equivalent to America’s July 4th in that historians often mark the Storming of the Bastille as the official beginning of the French Revolution. Yet the tone of the two national holidays could not be more different. How can it be that just a handful of years after the celebrated outcome of the American Revolution, France was torn to shreds while reportedly pursuing the same goal?

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Where Does Civic Education Fit Into the Liberal Arts?

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As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the time is ripe for reflection about what it means to be a citizen of this great nation. Although it is true that a republic grants its people profound freedom of choice, it is equally true that it lays a significant weight of responsibility on the shoulders of its citizens.

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