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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Socrates, Democracy and Civic Education: A Study of the Gadfly as Guide to the Formation of Democratic Citizens

Abstract

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Given the fundamental tension between order and liberty in our democratic regime, this dissertation argues that a pious gadfly may be a more useful model for democratic citizenship because it better satisfies the requirements of citizenship for our democratic regime. This dissertation explores a civic education plan for creating a pious gadfly that avoids the problems of the standard position and better responds to the root tension within our democratic regime.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Simpson, Timothy Leahy
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Burbules, Nicholas C.

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI3250323
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79969

Chain of custody

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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Simpson, Timothy Leahy. Socrates, Democracy and Civic Education: A Study of the Gadfly as Guide to the Formation of Democratic Citizens. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/79969