Illusions of Equality (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 7)

ISBN-13: 9780415655095 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 192 str.

David Cooper

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. Egalitarianism  2. Equality in Education  3. Education, Equality and Society

O autorze

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.