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A Companion to the Philosophy of Education

ISBN: 978-0-470-99723-9

April 2008

Wiley-Blackwell

656 pages

Description

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.
About the Author
Randall Curren is Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Professor of Education at the University of Rochester. He is the author of Aristotle on the Necessity of Public Education (2000) and other works in the philosophy of education, ethics, ancient Greek philosophy, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law. He is also the editor of Philosophy of Education: An Anthology (2006), and co-editor of the journal Theory and Research in Education.
Features

  • Provides a comprehensive guide to many of the most significant problems in 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.