1st Edition

Preface to the philosophy of education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 24)

By John Wilson Copyright 1979
264 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

It is sometimes said that the philosophy of education is not a serious and coherent philosophical area of inquiry. John Wilson examines this argument, taking it as the starting point for his book. He believes that most 'philosophy of education' until now has been little more than the promotion of particular ideologies, and that progress can be made only by a more analytical approach. The central... Read more
Part 1: Education  1. The Words and Enterprise  2. Mistakes and Methodology  Part 2: Learning  3. The Implications of Learning  4. What There is to Learn  Part 3: Education and Human Nature 5. Happiness and Learning  6. Seriousness and Fantasy  7. Love and Morality

Biography

John Wilson