On 24 June 2010 20:13, David Goodman dgoodmanny@gmail.com wrote:
If education is learning about the world, there is essentially nothing that can not be considered as having at least potential educational value. There are of course different degrees of educational value, but using it by itself as a criterion is much too simplistic. (In the context of pornography, we've separated out recreation from education, but I don't see how any imaginative form of expression has a clear line between the two).
I guess it depends on what the *primary* purpose is. Pornography does educate, but its primary purpose is to entertain. Similarly, political and commercial propaganda/marketing does educate, but its primary purpose is to get votes/sales.