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Best known for his theories of ethics and responsibility, Emmanuel Levinas was one of the most profound and influential thinkers of the last century. In this clear, accessible guide, Sean Hand examines why Levinas is increasingly fundamental to the study of literature and culture today. Exploring the intellectual and social contexts of his work and the events that shaped it, Hand considers:

• the influence of phenomenology and Judaism on Levinas s thought
• key concepts such as the face, the other, ethical consciousness and responsibility
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Philosophy in Schools is a collection of original philosophical essays that together make a robust case for the teaching of philosophy in schools. Leading philosophers of education explode the myth that philosophy is somehow too difficult or abstract for children and set out a series of compelling arguments for its inclusion in the school curriculum.

Key themes addressed include:
- the role of philosophy in teaching controversial issues
- the epistemological basis of critical thinking
- the practice of conceptual analysis
- philosophical thinking in moral and...

How can we make children 'better'? Better learners, better human beings... The question is as old as the hills and intensified by modernity: global terror, bullying and violence in schools, not to mention youthful insolence to which we lack a collective response. Be good? scoffs the young millennial. What for?
Curricular reform, radical inclusion, scientific enhancement: the book opposes these fashionable solutions. With a word like 'better' as our focus of concern, it is argued that philosophy in its original sense - a devotion to the ideal of wisdom rather than policy imperatives - is...

Education, Ethics and Experience is a collection of original philosophical essays celebrating the work of one of the most influential philosophers of education of the last 40 years. Richard Pring's substantial body of work has addressed topics ranging from curriculum integration to the comprehensive ideal, vocational education to faith schools, professional development to the privatisation of education, moral seriousness to the nature of educational research.

The twelve essays collected here explore and build on Pring's treatment of topics that are central to the field of...