ABSTRACT
I agree with Professor Frankena that autonomy is education's central aim. Though he proposes certain educational methods as means of promoting autonomous lives, Frankena understandably gives us only a glimpse of what he means by 'autonomy,' even less of why he values it. But unless we have a clearer idea of the first his proposals can not be assessed for their effectiveness as means. And unless we have grounds for confidence that the purported ideal is morally defensible his proposals can not be morally evaluated. Except for a concluding discussion in which I critically examine Frankena's proposed methods, my aim is to develop those central moral aspects of Frankena's position with which I basically agree.
