Fernando Pascual

The present article develops a synthesis of different ideas of St. Augustine about dialogue and human education, on the basis of five works of the Bishop of Hippo, giving special attention to his statements about the way in which the one who is speaking and the one who is listening should relate to each other.

Plato’s Statesman offers us interesting elements of his educational theory; it can be seen as a help towards attaining a greater knowledge of truth. This article begins with a brief introduction to this work, and then presents an analysis of several ideas that appear throughout the text, with a special emphasis on those dealing directly or indirectly with the theme of education and human communication. The article concludes with a summary of the main issues examined in the work.