In Praise of the Cognitive Emotions (Routledge Revivals): And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Education

ISBN-13: 9780415582711 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 174 str.

Israel Scheffler;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

Examining a broad range of issues - from computers in school to math education, from metaphor to morality - these essays are unified by Scheffler's conviction of the primacy of critical thought in education.

Spis treści

Part I: Human Nature  1. In Praise of the Cognitive Emotions (1977)  2. Human Nature and Potential (1983)  3. Making and Understanding (1987)  Part II: Symbolism  4. Educational Metaphors (1960)  5. Ten Myths of Metaphor (1988)  6. Symbol, Ritual, and Cognition (1989)  Part III: Curriculum  7. Basic Mathematical Skills (1976)  8. Computers at School? (1986)  9. Moral Education Beyond Moral Reasoning (1990)  Part IV: Education  10. The Education of Policy-Makers (1984)  11. Four Languages of Education (1987)  12. Vice into Virtue, or Seven Deadly Sins of Education Redeemed (1989)  13. John Dewey's Social and Educational Theory (1974)  14. Pragmatism as a Philosophy (1984)