A Companion to the Philosophy of Education

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Wiley-Blackwell (2007)
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__A Companion to the Philosophy of Education_ is a comprehensive guide to philosophical thinking about education._ Offers a state-of-the-art account of current and controversial issues in education, including issues pertaining to multiculturalism, special education, sex education, and academic freedom. Written by an international team of leading experts, who are directly engaged with these profound and complex educational problems. Serves as an indispensable guide to the field of philosophy of education.

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Introduction.  (pages 1–4)Randall Curren
The Socratic Movement.  (pages 5–24)C. D. C. Reeve
Stoicism.  (pages 25–32)Christopher Gill
The Judaic Tradition.  (pages 33–49)Hanan A. Alexander & Shmuel Glick
The Educational Thought of Augustine.  (pages 50–61)Gareth B. Matthews
Humanism.  (pages 62–72)Craig Kallendorf
Enlightenment Liberalism.  (pages 73–93)Amy M. Schmitter, Nathan Tarcov & Wendy Donner
Rousseau, Dewey, and Democracy.  (pages 94–112)Patrick Riley & Jennifer Welchman
Kant, Hegel, and the Rise of Pedagogical Science.  (pages 113–129)G. Felicitas Munzel
Romanticism.  (pages 130–142)Frederick C. Beiser
The Past as Future? Hellenism, the Gymnasium, and Altertumswissenschaft.  (pages 143–160)Wolfgang Mann
The Analytical Movement.  (pages 176–191)Randall Curren, Emily Robertson & Paul Hager
Feminism.  (pages 192–205)Jane Roland Martin
Postmodernism.  (pages 206–217)David E. Cooper
The Nature and Purposes of Education.  (pages 219–231)Paul Standish
Theories of Teaching and Learning.  (pages 232–245)D. C. Phillips
The Capacity to Learn.  (pages 246–259)Carol Wren & Thomas Wren
Motivation and Classroom Management.  (pages 260–271)Richard Ryan & Martin Lynch
The Measurement of Learning.  (pages 272–284)Andrew Davis
Cultivating Reason.  (pages 305–319)Harvey Siegel
Moral Education.  (pages 320–331)Graham Haydon
Religious Education.  (pages 332–341)Gabriel Moran
Teaching Science.  (pages 342–353)Michael R. Matthews
Teaching Elementary Arithmetic through Applications.  (pages 354–364)Mark Steiner
Aesthetics and the Educative Powers of Art.  (pages 365–383)Nöel Carroll
Teaching Literature.  (pages 384–393)Richard Smith
The Authority and Responsibility to Educate.  (pages 395–411)Amy Gutmann
Church, State, and Education.  (pages 412–429)William Galston
Common Schooling and Educational Choice.  (pages 430–442)Rob Reich
Children's Rights.  (pages 443–455)James G. Dwyer
Education and Standards of Living.  (pages 456–470)Christian Barry
Educational Equality and Justice.  (pages 471–486)Harry Brighouse
Multicultural Education.  (pages 487–500)Robert K. Fullinwider
Education and the Politics of Identity.  (pages 501–508)Yael Tamir
The Ethics of Teaching.  (pages 509–524)Kenneth A. Strike
Inclusion and Justice in Special Education.  (pages 525–539)Robert F. Ladenson
Sex Education.  (pages 540–547)David Archard
Ethics and the Aims of American Higher Education.  (pages 549–560)Minda Rae Amiran
Universities in a Fluid Age.  (pages 561–568)Ronald Barnett
Academic Freedom.  (pages 569–582)Robert L. Simon
Affirmative Action in Higher Education.  (pages 593–604)Bernard Boxill
The Professor‐Student Relationship and the Regulation of Student Life.  (pages 605–616)Peter J. Markie
The Role of Ethics in Professional Education.  (pages 617–626)Norman E. Bowie

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