Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
Which of the following are the features of Plato's theory of education?
- 1. It is a means of social righteousness and realization of truth.
- 2. Elementary education begins at childhood up to the age of six.
- 3. The public test is held at the age of twenty.
- 4. At the age thirty, a second selective test is to take place.
A1 & 2
B2 & 3
C1, 3 & 4
D1, 2, 3 & 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 & 4 — All four statements correctly describe Plato's scheme of education, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★All four statements correctly describe Plato's scheme of education, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★Education for Plato is the chief instrument of justice, drawing out the soul's spiritual qualities and producing the philosopher-king.
★It is state-controlled, compulsory, open to both men and women, and built on a strict censorship of literature and music.
★Elementary education runs through childhood, joining gymnastics for the body with music for the soul.
★Selective public tests then sift candidates, with higher mathematical and dialectical study for those who pass and a further test near the age of thirty.
★Plato blends the Spartan and Athenian systems, and Rousseau called the Republic the finest treatise on education ever written, a scheme that culminates in the philosopher-king.
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