Jacob Klein: Sedimentation, Education and the Dramatic Approach to Plato

Abstract

Jacob Klein is one of the twentieth century interpreters of Plato who emphasized the “dramatic” aspect of the Platonic dialogues. His dramatic approach to Plato is closely connected with his pedagogic understanding of philosophy. The first section introduces his ideas on liberal education and the concept of sedimentation. The second section discusses the history of interpreting the Platonic dialogues and Klein’s dramatic approach to Plato. The third section contains a translation of a short introductory writing by Klein on how to read Platonic dialogues. The concluding section draws attention to the link between Klein’s dramatic approach to Plato and his ideas on education

Keywords

• Jacob Klein, Plato, Schleiermacher, Husserl, sedimentation, liberal education

JACOB KLEIN’DA TORTULAŞMA, EĞİTİM VE PLATON’A DRAMATİK YAKLAŞIM

Öz

Jacob Klein, yirminci yüzyılın Platonik diyalogların “dramatik” yönüne dikkat çeken Platon yorumcularındandır. Klein’in Platon’a dramatik yaklaşımı aynı zamanda kendisinin pedagojik felsefe anlayışıyla yakından ilişkilidir. Bu makale bu ilişkiyi ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Birinci bölümde Klein’in liberal eğitime dair düşünceleri ve tortulaşma kavramı; ikinci bölümde Platonik diyalogların yorumlanması meselesinin tarihçesi ve Klein’in dramatik yaklaşımı ele alınmıştır. Üçüncü bölüm, Klein’in dramatik yaklaşımına dair kısa bir yazısının çevirisidir. Sonuç bölümünde Klein’in eğitime dair düşünceleri ile Platon yorumu arasındaki ilişkiye dikkat çekilmiştir

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Jacob Klein,Platon,Schleiermacher,Husserl,tortulaşma,liberal eğitim

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