Paideia
To the ancient Greeks, Paideia was "the process of educating man into his true form, the real and genuine human nature." (1) It also means culture. It is the ideals in which the Hellenes formed the world around them and their youth. Since self-government was important to the Greeks, Paideia combined with ethos (habits) made a man good and made him capable as a citizen or a king. (1a) This education was not about learning a trade, or an art which the Greeks called banausos (mechanical) unworthy of a citizen, but was about training for liberty (freedom) and nobility (The Beautiful). Paideia is the cultural heritage that is continued through the generations.
Related Topics:
Ancient Greeks - Banausos
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Origins and foundations |
| ► | Sayings & Proverbs that Defined Paideia |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Miscellania |
| ► | Bibliography |
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