RE-RELEASE: Is Classical Education Necessarily Eurocentric w/ Dr. Anika Prather
Aug 13, 2025•44 min•Season 4Ep. 9
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Episode description
We will be back next week with a new episode! In the meantime, enjoy this re-release of our episode featuring Dr. Anika Prather.
Show notes:
Dr. Anika's Suggested Authors to Include in Your Study of the Cannon:
- Octavia Butler
- Anna Julia Cooper
- James Baldwin
- Martin Luther King
- Corretta Scott King
- Ralph Ellison
- Richard Wright
- Alain Locke
- Langston Hughes
- Carter G. Woodson
- Other Harlem Renaissance Author
- (00:00) - Intro with Dr. Anika Prather
- (02:22) - Is there Eurocentrism in classical education?
- (09:01) - Finding a better word than "eurocentrism"
- (12:33) - Marxist philosophy in classical education
- (15:42) - How to get to synthesis
- (38:58) - Classical education is understanding the human condition
- (43:02) - Wrapping up
- (43:21) - Outro
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