First published in 1966, this book was written to serve as an introductory textbook in the philosophy of education, focusing on ethics and social philosophy. It presents a distinctive point of view both about education and ethical theory and arrived at a time when education was a matter of great public concern. It looks at questions such as 'What do we actually mean by education?' and provides a proper ethical foundation for education in a democratic society. The book will appeal (...) to both teachers and students of philosophy as well as education. (shrink)

This is an important intervention in debates on the family and sexuality, exploring clashes over sexual values and contemporary sexual dilemmas such as AIDS.

First published in 1966, this book was written to serve as an introductory textbook in the philosophy of education, focusing on ethics and social philosophy. It presents a distinctive point of view both about education and ethical theory and arrived at a time when education was a matter of great public concern. It looks at questions such as ‘What do we actually mean by education?’ and provides a proper ethical foundation for education in a democratic society. The book will appeal (...) to both teachers and students of philosophy as well as education. (shrink)

Terence H McLaughlin; Liberalism, Education and the Common School, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 29, Issue 2, 30 May 2006, Pages 239–255, https://d.

R F Dearden; Theory and Practice in Education, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 14, Issue 1, 30 May 2006, Pages 17–29, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-.

R F Dearden; Theory and Practice in Education, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 14, Issue 1, 30 May 2006, Pages 17–29, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-.

This book challenges the perception that sexuality educators ought to remain value-neutral and that sexual-values education is an object in the school designed to solve sexual-moral problems. Contents: List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: REVIEW AND CRITIQUE OF THE LITERATURE'S PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION ON VALUES IN SEXUALITY EDUCATION; Values and Sexuality Education in Historical Perspective; The Crisis-Instrumental Paradigm and the Ethic of Value-Neutrality; Sexuality Education and Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development; PART TWO: TOWARD A MORE HOLISTIC VIEW OF (...) SEXUAL-VALUES EDUCATION; Robert Kegan's Theory of Human Development; Sexuality, Valuing, and the Cultures of Embeddedness in Kegan's Development Stages; Educational Principles and Issues Arising; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. (shrink)

Introduction: Morality in Modern and Postmodern Perspective Shattered beings are best represented by bits and pieces. Rainer Maria Rilke As signalled in its ...