Wandering Thoughts: Law and Education from the Perspective of Modernity

Author: Cao Yisun
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book includes 16 papers on the fields of law and education, such as "Reflections on Fundamental Issues in Metaphysics of Law," "On Philosophical Jurisprudence," "A Critique of Locke's Theory of Property Rights and Its Origins," "On the Nature and Levels of Educational Purpose," and "An Exploration of the Nature, Object, and System of Legal Education." The book is rich in content, unique in perspective, and thorough in argumentation, making it highly academically valuable. The renowned contemporary French scholar Michel Foucault once pointed out that our era lacks original thinkers, and history has destined us to confront history, to take on the task of listening to what has already been said. Therefore, to avoid becoming laughably impoverished and to earn the respect of future generations, the best approach is to turn to the past, study historical legal thinkers, especially the great masters of modern Western legal thought. From great historical figures, we can seek the depth of thought and the meaning of existence.
In Plato's view, the mission of education is to force the best souls to see the Good itself and rise to that height. When they have reached this height and seen enough, they must descend into the cave with the prisoners, share their toil and honor, and take on the of lower-level secular life. This education is a long and arduous process of soul transformation. The mission of university teachers is to disseminate the sacred ideas they already possess, cultivating in learners the ability to accept the sensitivity to ideas through determined conceptual forms and appropriate teaching methods. The book includes: "Reflections on Fundamental Issues in Metaphysics of Law," "On Philosophical Jurisprudence," "Legal Structural Models and Their Significance and Problems," "An Outline of the Overall Consciousness of Contemporary Chinese Legal System," and "On the Nature and Levels of Educational Purpose."