Of Human Potential: An Essay in the Philosophy of Education

ISBN-13: 9780415581103 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 160 str.

Israel Scheffler

Opis

The concept of potential plays a prominent role in the thinking of parents, educators and planners. This book aims to demythologize the concept of potential. It shows the roots of potential in genuine aspects of human nature, and offers an interpretation of policy-making in education.

Spis treści

Part I: Human Nature and Value  A. Potential in Practice and its Myths  B. Human Nature and Potential  C. Normative Assumptions: Values Studied and Values Presupposed  Part II: Potential: A Conceptual Framework  A. Introduction B. Philosophical Backgrounds  C. Reconstructions of Potential  D. Potential as Capacity to Become  E. Potential as Propensity to Become  F. Potential as Capability to Become  G. Interrelations of the Three Concepts of Potential  Part III: The Framework: Applied and Illustrated  A. Introduction  B. Capacity and Potential  C. Propensity and Development  D. Capability and Choice  E. Coda: Demythologising Potential  Part IV: The Education of Policy-Makers  A. Introduction  B. Beyond Technique  C. Policy and People  D. Policy and Reflexivity  E. Policy and Time  F. Policy, History and Value

O autorze

Israel Scheffler