|
Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education
|
Not currently available
Parables and Riddles in Ancient and Modern Teaching - Achilles, a Hare and Two Tortoises (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
Loot Price: R2,131
Discovery Miles 21 310
|
|
|
Parables and Riddles in Ancient and Modern Teaching - Achilles, a Hare and Two Tortoises (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
This book is about the difference between parables and riddles, and
between different views and definitions of wisdom and various
attitudes towards the possibility of its attainment. Both parables
and riddles go beyond a simple rote presentation of facts, which
may become tedious and likely to be tuned out or rejected. However,
there is a major difference between the two. Parables are a
dominant form of transmission of information in biblical writings,
while riddles dominate those of ancient Greece. Parables transmit
an underlying, useful life-message in a way that will not be
rejected. Riddles, in contrast, are largely unintelligible, leaving
one helpless, unable to derive any life-lesson. This book will be
of intellectual value to educators, writers, therapists,
story-tellers, clergy, and classicists, as well as anyone
interested in the implications of ancient views of wisdom for
modern education.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
