Reading Plato's Dialogues to Enhance Learning and Inquiry Exploring Socrates' Use of Protreptic for Student Engagement Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education Series

This scholarly volume proposes protreptic as a radically new way of reading Plato?s dialogues leading to enhanced student engagement in learning and inquiry.

Through analysis of Platonic dialogues including Crito, Euthyphro, Meno, and Republic, the text highlights Socrates? ways of fostering and encouraging self-examination and conscionable reflection. By focusing his work on Socrates? use of protreptic, Marshall proposes a practical approach to reading Plato, illustrating how his writings can be used to enhance intrinsic motivation amongst students, and help them develop the thinking skills required for democratic and civic engagement.

This engaging volume will be of interest to doctoral students, researchers, and scholars concerned with Plato?s dialogues, the philosophy of education, and ancient philosophy more broadly, as well as post-graduate students interested in moral and values education research.

Introduction

Chapter 1: A Top-Down Approach: Refining Protreptic through Platonic Thought Experiments

Chapter 2: A Bottom-Up Approach: Reimagining Protreptic by Examining Socrates

Chapter 3: Would the Two Approaches Be Legitimate?

Chapter 4: Would the Two Approaches Be Valuable Enough?

Chapter 5: The Two Approaches in Action

Epilogue

Mason Marshall is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Pepperdine University, US.