Monday, May 04, 2009

Word of the Week: Paideia

Paideia, according to Wikipedia, is Greek for "education" or "instruction."

"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.[2] This education was not about learning a trade or an art...but was about training for liberty (freedom) and nobility (the beautiful). Paideia is the cultural heritage that is continued through the generations."

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