Education Is The"Soul Steering Art"

In the process of human history,there are many kinds of ideas based on people's social practice and the progress of thinking.These concepts profoundly affect the development of human social production and life.Ancient Greece can be as an important source of human civilization,many of the philosophers and thinkers who put forward many ideas also make the descendants to continuous excavate,reveal and explain.Modern education focuses on the accumulation of knowledge,but in ancient Greece,education is an important means of people's participation in social life,the purpose of education is not simply social utilitarian,and more of a spiritual baptism and transformation.In Plato's thought,man is not only a social animal,he is a natural person,a complete person,and a soul of the people.However,before this process completed,there is a distance,which is the philosopher to help the man by guide.This kind of guidance has a specific historical connotation,it is different from what we now say in the simple sense of the human spirit or the thinking of the world to ease the guidance to achieve a certain educational effect.In the field of education to explore the guide,it can be said that the nature of education in-depth analysis and interpretation.In Plato's educational thought,this concept of guidance is not self-evident.Through the analysis and interpretation of the material left by Plato,we can find that in the philosophy of Plato,the concept of "guide" in his educational philosophy world has a rich and profound historical meaning.The main body of the guide,the guide is often a philosopher,and is often guided with the philosopher relative non-philosopher;the content of the guide is the inherent "knowledge" or subject of the person in the inner world of mind;the ultimate goal is toachieve the transformation of the human soul,so that to develop rationality,achieve the truth and good grasp.In this process of guidance,full of philosophical and rational thinking,through boring language and complex dialogue,we learned that philosophers are in this philosophy of dialogue process to achieve the guidance of non-philosophers.Wisdom,bravery,control…good virtue in the philosopher's guidance,through the irony,people recognize their ignorance.Of course,this process is full of danger and challenge,it need philosophers to continue to ask and inducement,so that non-philosophers step by step for the pursuit of truth and perfection.The guide is both a means and an intermediary for the education of the citizens,and the ultimate goal of his ultimate realization,that is,the guidance of the spiritual world and the turn of the soul,it can be said that guidance and education are unified.Plato focuses on the development of human reason,emphasizing the shaping of the human spirit.In the fulfillment of this mission,he used a different approach,through the vague description of the language,while help to guide the citizens.That is to say,his education of the citizens is his own unique way to guide people to the concept of the world's beautiful things.This guidance is for the pursuit of the perfection of the soul,to achieve the self-spiritual sublimation,and ultimately return to the people themselves.And this kind of educational guidance also comes from the dissatisfaction with reality and the construction of the ideal human existence state.This is a great sense of the guide,which should to shape the integrity of people,to achieve the truth and good return,perhaps the most true meaning of education,but also for us to understand Plato's thinking and provides some useful significance to us education and practice.