On 24 June 2010 20:13, David Goodman <dgoodmanny(a)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.