1st Edition
Illusions of Equality (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 7)
By David Cooper
Copyright 1980
192 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Educational policy and discussion, in Britain and the USA, are increasingly dominated by the confused ideology of egalitarianism. David E. Cooper begins by identifying the principles hidden among the confusions, and argues that these necessarily conflict with the ideal of educational excellence - in which conflict it is this ideal that must be preserved. He goes on to criticize the use of... Read more
1. Egalitarianism 2. Equality in Education 3. Education, Equality and Society
Biography
David E Cooper is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Durham University, having previously taught at the universities of Oxford, Miami and London. He has been a Visiting Professor in the USA, Canada, Germany, Malta, South Africa and Sri Lanka and the Chair of several learned societies, including The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.
