Education and the good life: Petrarch's insights and the current research on well-being
Апстракт
According to Petrarch, the main goal of the liberal arts is to help us live a good life and become wise, virtuous, and serene. This is also something achieved via true Christian faith. In this paper, my goal is twofold. First, I review Petrarch's general attitude to the good life and the ways to live it, along with his advice on how to remain content or regain peace in the face of difficulties. As a devout Christian, Petrarch emphasises that faith suffices for a person to have a virtuous and contented life, but the combination of a liberal arts education and a Christian education is ideal. Second, I highlight the importance of Petrarch's insights, by taking a closer look at the contemporary research on the universal psychological needs and how their satisfaction relates to the overall sense of well-being of people across different cultures. Studies show that people who feel more autonomous generally have an increased sense of well-being. Furthermore, those who are 'mindful', that is th...ose who can precisely identify their own psychological states and the situation they are in, tend to feel more autonomous. I place Petrarch's insistence that an education combining the liberal arts and religion helps us become serene and peaceful within the context of these results. I call for further research on the relations between autonomy, mindfulness, and education and show that some centuries-old insights can direct our research and, as such, prove valuable today.
Кључне речи:
well-being / religious education / Petrarch / mindfulness / liberal arts / basic psychological needsИзвор:
Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education, 2021, 42, 1, 95-109Издавач:
- Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2020.1766289
ISSN: 1361-7672
WoS: 000607697400007
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85085327936
Институција/група
Filozofija / PhilosophyTY - JOUR AU - Radenović, Ljiljana PY - 2021 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3308 AB - According to Petrarch, the main goal of the liberal arts is to help us live a good life and become wise, virtuous, and serene. This is also something achieved via true Christian faith. In this paper, my goal is twofold. First, I review Petrarch's general attitude to the good life and the ways to live it, along with his advice on how to remain content or regain peace in the face of difficulties. As a devout Christian, Petrarch emphasises that faith suffices for a person to have a virtuous and contented life, but the combination of a liberal arts education and a Christian education is ideal. Second, I highlight the importance of Petrarch's insights, by taking a closer look at the contemporary research on the universal psychological needs and how their satisfaction relates to the overall sense of well-being of people across different cultures. Studies show that people who feel more autonomous generally have an increased sense of well-being. Furthermore, those who are 'mindful', that is those who can precisely identify their own psychological states and the situation they are in, tend to feel more autonomous. I place Petrarch's insistence that an education combining the liberal arts and religion helps us become serene and peaceful within the context of these results. I call for further research on the relations between autonomy, mindfulness, and education and show that some centuries-old insights can direct our research and, as such, prove valuable today. PB - Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon T2 - Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education T1 - Education and the good life: Petrarch's insights and the current research on well-being EP - 109 IS - 1 SP - 95 VL - 42 DO - 10.1080/13617672.2020.1766289 ER -
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Radenović, L.. (2021). Education and the good life: Petrarch's insights and the current research on well-being. in Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 42(1), 95-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2020.1766289
Radenović L. Education and the good life: Petrarch's insights and the current research on well-being. in Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education. 2021;42(1):95-109. doi:10.1080/13617672.2020.1766289 .
Radenović, Ljiljana, "Education and the good life: Petrarch's insights and the current research on well-being" in Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education, 42, no. 1 (2021):95-109, https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2020.1766289 . .