#marketplace, .navbar, .container, .container-fluid, #media, #category, #ewards, #careers, .blueHeroSearchContainer, #photoHeroBanner, #etextbooks-page-2015, .slider-arrow, #books-page-2015, #my-account-wrapper-2015 {display:none;} .noscriptmsg p, .noscriptmsg h1 {color: #000;} body {background-color: #ccc !important; font-size: 14px; }

We're sorry, but eCampus.com doesn't work properly without JavaScript.

Either your device does not support JavaScript or you do not have JavaScript enabled.

How to enable JavaScript in your browser.

Need help? Call 1-855-252-4222

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education

by Cahn, Steven M.

ISBN13: 9780070096196
ISBN10: 0070096198
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 1996-08-01
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
1. Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education > ISBN13: 9780070096196

List Price: $100.65

Summary

Intended for philosophy of education courses, this anthology brings together classic writings on education by leading figures in the history of philosophy and notable contributions to the field by a variety of contemporary thinkers. The first section provides material from a sizable collection of classic writers, enabling students to read the original sources for themselves. The second section includes recent materials that reflect diverse approaches such as feminism, critical theory, and multiculturalism.

Preface

Introduction

PART I: CLASSIC THEORIES

1. Plato: "Meno," "Protagoras," "The Republic"

2. Aristotle: "Nicomachean Ethics," "Politics"

3. John Locke: "Some Thoughts Concerning Education"

4. Jean Jacques Rousseau: "Emile"

5. Immanuel Kant: "Thoughts on Education"

6. John Stuart Mill: "Inaugural Address at St. Anrdrews"

7. Alfred North Whithead: "The Aims of Education and Other Essays"

8. John Dewey: "The Child and the Curriculum," "Democracy and Education," "Experience and Education"

PART II: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

9. School

A.S. Neill: "Summerhill"

Kieran Egan: "Open Education: Open to What?"

Michael Walzer: "Spheres of Justice"

Amy Gutmann: "Democratic Education"

Israel Scheffler: "Moral Education and the Democratic Ideal"

10. Teaching

Paul H. Hirst: "What is Teaching?"

Jacques Maritain: "Education at the Crossroads"

Paulo Freire: "Pedagogy of the Oppressed"

Nel Noddings: "Caring"

Gareth B. Matthews: "The Philosophy of Childhood"

11. Curriculum

Sidney Hook: "Education for Modern Man"

Jane Roland Martin: "Two Dogmas of Curriculum"

Maxine Greene: "The Passion of Pluralism: Multiculturalism and the Expanding Community"

Richard Rorty: "Hermeneutics, General Studies, and Teaching"

John R. Searle: "Traditionalists and Their Challengers"

Wm. Theodore de Bary: "Asia in the Core Curriculum"

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education

Summary

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

PART I: CLASSIC THEORIES

1. Plato: "Meno," "Protagoras," "The Republic"

2. Aristotle: "Nicomachean Ethics," "Politics"

3. John Locke: "Some Thoughts Concerning Education"

4. Jean Jacques Rousseau: "Emile"

5. Immanuel Kant: "Thoughts on Education"

6. John Stuart Mill: "Inaugural Address at St. Anrdrews"

7. Alfred North Whithead: "The Aims of Education and Other Essays"

8. John Dewey: "The Child and the Curriculum," "Democracy and Education," "Experience and Education"

PART II: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

9. School

A.S. Neill: "Summerhill"

Kieran Egan: "Open Education: Open to What?"

Michael Walzer: "Spheres of Justice"

Amy Gutmann: "Democratic Education"

Israel Scheffler: "Moral Education and the Democratic Ideal"

10. Teaching

Paul H. Hirst: "What is Teaching?"

Jacques Maritain: "Education at the Crossroads"

Paulo Freire: "Pedagogy of the Oppressed"

Nel Noddings: "Caring"

Gareth B. Matthews: "The Philosophy of Childhood"

11. Curriculum

Sidney Hook: "Education for Modern Man"

Jane Roland Martin: "Two Dogmas of Curriculum"

Maxine Greene: "The Passion of Pluralism: Multiculturalism and the Expanding Community"

Richard Rorty: "Hermeneutics, General Studies, and Teaching"

John R. Searle: "Traditionalists and Their Challengers"

Wm. Theodore de Bary: "Asia in the Core Curriculum"

Supplemental Materials

Rewards Program