Rachel Longa
Biographic Data
| ID | 5993970 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Longa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Longa |
| SIGNATURE | LONGA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Moral education as the practice of virtue
This article proposes to reconceive moral education on the model of spiritual practice. Such an education would be defined not by its content—that is, explicit instruction about moral rules or particular virtues—but rather by the form of its constituent activities. Drawing on the works of both Plato and Foucault, the article addresses questions about the epistemic complexity of virtue raised in Mark E. Jonas and Yoshiaka Nakzawa’s A Platonic Theo…
Reading as Askēsis
Drawing on the work of Simone Weil, this article argues that the human purpose of reading is the creation of meaning through interpretive activity. In the context of institutionalized schooling, however, the activity of reading has been alienated from this purpose. As a result, some contemporary pedagogies of reading might keep us from learning how to undertake the work necessary to hone and sharpen our interpretations, and thereby render our wor…
“Make the Education of the Youths Our Own Education”
Through an exegesis of the dramatic elements of Plato's Laches , Brandon Buck and Rachel Longa argue that it is an especially valuable text to read with practicing and preservice teachers. Buck and Longa show how the dialogue illustrates three essential aspects of what education means and involves. First, they show how the dialogue foregrounds the often‐obscured role of philosophical inquiry in addressing educational questions. Second, they show …
Restlessness, Agitation, and Passion”
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“Make the Education of the Youths Our Own Education”
Through an exegesis of the dramatic elements of Plato's Laches , Brandon Buck and Rachel Longa argue that it is an especially valuable text to read with practicing and preservice teachers. Buck and Longa show how the dialogue illustrates three essential aspects of what education means and involves. First, they show how the dialogue foregrounds the often‐obscured role of philosophical inquiry in addressing educational questions. Second, they show …
Restlessness, Agitation, and Passion”
Reading as Askēsis
Drawing on the work of Simone Weil, this article argues that the human purpose of reading is the creation of meaning through interpretive activity. In the context of institutionalized schooling, however, the activity of reading has been alienated from this purpose. As a result, some contemporary pedagogies of reading might keep us from learning how to undertake the work necessary to hone and sharpen our interpretations, and thereby render our wor…
Moral education as the practice of virtue
This article proposes to reconceive moral education on the model of spiritual practice. Such an education would be defined not by its content—that is, explicit instruction about moral rules or particular virtues—but rather by the form of its constituent activities. Drawing on the works of both Plato and Foucault, the article addresses questions about the epistemic complexity of virtue raised in Mark E. Jonas and Yoshiaka Nakzawa’s A Platonic Theo…
Epistemology (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Higher education (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy of education (3 works) · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)