The Silicon Valley Canon: On the Paıdeía of the American Tech Elite – The Scholar's Stage
Discovered: Sep 4, 2024 18:57 The Silicon Valley Canon: On the Paıdeía of the American Tech Elite – The Scholar’s Stage <– QUOTE: Thus the structure of rank and honor (políteuma ) and the moral formation of the citizen (paıdeía) were one and the same. <– not sure what to make of this. Do observing and action in the manner of so-called “greatness” justify anything ? <– ANOTHER QUOTE: The classical historian did not think in terms of “historical processes” but in terms deeds—great deeds, the sort of deeds that brought glory or shame to the doer simply by being done.5 Perhaps you see the connection between this conception of history and the lengthy epigraph at the topic of this post. Each Greek polis was united by a common set of moral ideals. These were often taught formally, but the most important education came from observation, not instruction. The distribution of power and honor within a polis was itself an education in character. By observing who was allowed power and honor, and how the powerful and honored comported themselves in the affairs of their city, the youth of each polis learned what it meant to be a good man and live a good life in their community.6 Thus the structure of rank and honor (políteuma ) and the moral formation of the citizen (paıdeía) were one and the same.