Philosophy of Education: The Essential Texts

ISBN-13: 9780415997553 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 512 str.

Steven M. Cahn

Opis

This anthology is organised around ten of the most widely taught and read classic philosophers of education. From Plato's complete 'Meno' to John Dewey's 'Democracy and Education', these are the 'essential texts' that lay the foundation for education students' course of study.

O autorze

Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at The City University of New York Graduate Center. Among the nine books he has authored are The Eclipse of Excellence, Education and the Democratic Ideal, Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia, revised edition, and From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor. He is also the editor of more than thirty volumes, including Morality, Responsibility and the University: Studies in Academic Ethics, The Affirmative Action Debate (Routledge), now in its second edition, and Classics of Western Philosophy, now in its seventh edition.