To Socrates and Plato the aim of education was "to get/attain knowledge" but to Aristotle what is the aim of education_____________?
Correct answer: C. Happiness or goodness
- A. Just knowing
- B. To enhance abilities
- C. Happiness or goodness
- D. None of these
Explanation
Aristotle linked education with the development of virtue and the achievement of a good, happy life, rather than knowledge alone. This is why happiness or goodness best represents his aim.
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