ABSTRACT

This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in philosophy of education today. Focusing on the enduring trends in this field, this lively and informative Reader provides broad coverage of the field and includes crucial topics.
With an emphasis on contemporary pieces that deal with issues relevant to the immediate real world, this book represents the research and views of some of the most respected authors in the field today. Wilfred Carr also provides a specially written introduction which provides a much-needed context to the role of philosophy in the current educational climate.
Students of philosophy and philosophy of education will find this Reader an important route map to further reading and understanding.

part I|47 pages

Philosophy and Education

chapter Chapter 1|17 pages

Philosophy and Educational Policy

Possibilities, tensions and tasks

chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

Philosophy and Education

chapter Chapter 3|12 pages

Feminism, Epistemology and Education

part II|45 pages

The Aims of Education

part III|34 pages

Politics and Education

chapter Chapter 8|13 pages

Liberal Values and Liberal Education

chapter Chapter 10|8 pages

Rethinking Democracy and Education

Towards an education of deliberative citizens

part IV|49 pages

Education Policy

chapter Chapter 11|16 pages

What's The Good of Education?

chapter Chapter 12|13 pages

Imagining Futures

The public school and possibility

chapter Chapter 13|11 pages

The Limits of Aesthetic Separatism 1

Literary education and Michael Oakeshott's philosophy of art

chapter Chapter 14|7 pages

Inclusion vs Fairness

part V|45 pages

The Moral Dimensions of Teaching

chapter Chapter 15|11 pages

Education as a Moral Practice

chapter Chapter 16|13 pages

Paths of Judgement

The revival of practical wisdom

chapter Chapter 17|11 pages

Moral Language and Pedagogical Experience

chapter Chapter 18|8 pages

Ethics Before Equality

Moral education after Levinas