Information about the thesis "Plato's Educational Thought through the work 'The Republic'" by graduate student Pham Ba Dien, majoring in Philosophy.1. Student's Full Name: Pham Ba Dien 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: December 24, 1981 4. Place of Birth: Ninh Khanh Ward – Ninh Binh City – Ninh Binh Province 5. Decision No. 1528/QD – XHNV – KH&SDH dated October 14, 2009, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Plato's Educational Thought through the work "The Republic" 8. Specialization: Philosophy. Code: 602280 9. Scientific Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Huu Toan, Institute of Philosophy – Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities. 10. Summary of Thesis Results: Besides the introduction, conclusion, and bibliography, the thesis consists of two chapters. Chapter 1 of this thesis provides an overview of the socio-economic conditions and theoretical foundations for the emergence of Plato's educational thought. Simultaneously, the thesis explores Plato's life and work. At the end of Chapter 1, the author summarizes "The Republic" to provide a general picture as a premise for focusing on Plato's educational thought in Chapter 2. Chapter 2 examines Plato's educational philosophy, including the object of education, the content of education, the methods of education, and the goals of education. Based on this research, the author begins to assess the value and limitations of Plato's educational thought as expressed in "The Republic". 11. Practical applications: This thesis can be used as a reference for research and teaching of the history of philosophy in general and education in particular. 12. Future research directions: - Plato's educational thought through his works. - Applying Plato's valuable educational ideas to the revitalization of Vietnamese education. 13. Published works related to the thesis: None.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Pham Ba Dien 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: December 24, 1981 4. Place of birth: Ninh Binh 5. Admission decision number: 1528/ 2008, Dated October 14, 2009 by Rector of University of Social sciences and Humanities – Vietnam Nam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes in academic process: none 7. Official thesis title: Plato's Educational Philosophy in “Republic”. 8. Major: Philosophy Code: 602280 9. Supervisor: Associate Professor – Doctor. Dang Huu Toan, Institute of Philosophy - Academy of Social sciences and Humanities. 10. Summary of the findings of the thesis: Besides the introduction and conclusion, there are two chapters in the thesis. In the first chapter, an overview of economic and social conditions as well as the theoretical background leading to the birth of Plato's educational philosophy was mentioned. Also, Plato's life and his course were studied. At the end of this chapter, the summary of “Republic” is to give the researcher a thorough understanding of how it originated. It also serves as the basis for further study in the second chapter. In the second chapter, Plato's educational philosophy was closely investigated, specifically objects of education, contents of education, methodologies and aims of education. Through those findings, the author comes up with excellence and drawbacks of Plato's educational philosophy displayed via “Republic”. 11. Practical applicability, if any: The thesis could be used as reference materials for studying and teaching history of philosophy in general and for educational sciences in particular. 12. Further research directions, if any: - Plato's educational philosophy through his other works. - Applying Plato's valuable educational philosophies into upgrading education in Vietnam. 13. Thesis-related publications: None
