1st Edition

Reason and Teaching (Routledge Revivals)

By Israel Scheffler Copyright 1973
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

This title, first published in 1973, brings together a variety of papers by Israel Scheffler, one of America’s leading educational philosophers. The essays each stress the importance of critical thought and independent judgement to the organization of educational activities. In the first section, Scheffler adopts a metaphilosophical approach, emphasizing the role of philosophy in educational... Read more

Acknowledgements;  Introduction;  Part I: Philosophy and education  1. Toward an analytic philosophy of education (1954)  2. Philosophy of education and the new activism (1970)  3. Philosophy and the curriculum (1970);  Part II: Concepts of education  4. Is education a discipline? (1963)  5. Concepts of education: Reflections on the current scene (1964)  6. Philosophical models of teaching (1964)  7. University scholarship and the education of teachers (1968);  Part III: Educational content  8. Science, morals and educational policy (1956)  9. Justifying curriculum decisions (1958)  10. Reflections on educational relevance (1969)  11. Moral education and the democratic ideal (1971);  Part IV: Education thought  12. Educational liberalism and Dewey’s philosophy (1956)  13. D. J. O’Connor’s An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education (1959)  14. A note on behaviourism as educational theory (1962)  15. Reflections on Ryle’s theory of knowledge (1968)  16. The practical as a focus for curriculum: Reflections on Schwab’s view;  Index

Biography

Scheffler, Israel