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The leading textbook on the philosophy of education, revised and updated.

The first edition of Nel Noddings#x19; Philosophy of Educationwas acclaimed as the #x1C;best overview in the field#x1D; by the journal Teaching Philosophyand predicted to #x1C;become the standard textbook in philosophy of education#x1D; by Educational Theory. This classic text, designed to give the education student a comprehensive look at philosophical thought in relation to teaching, learning, research, and educational policy, has now been ... MORE

List of Figures	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Philosophy of Education Before the Twentieth Century	p. 1
Socrates and Plato	p. 3
Aristotle	p. 10
Rousseau	p. 13
Pestalozzi, Herbart, and Froebel	p. 18
Summary Questions	p. 21
Introduction to the Literature	p. 22
The Philos... MOREophical and Educational Thought	p. 23
Dewey's Philosophical Orientation	p. 24
The Meaning and Aims of Education	p. 26
Dewey's Psychology	p. 29
Dewey's Theory of Knowledge	p. 32
Democracy and Education	p. 35
The Place of Subject Matter	p. 39
Dewey Today: An Assessment	p. 40
Summary Questions	p. 41
Introduction to the Literature	p. 42
Analytic Philosophy	p. 43
Philosophical Analysis in Education	p. 44
The Analysis of Teaching	p. 47
Current Analyses of Teaching	p. 57
Summary Questions	p. 60
Introduction to the Literature	p. 60
Continental Philosophy	p. 61
Existentialism	p. 61
Phenomenology	p. 70
Critical Theory	p. 72
Hermeneutics	p. 76
Postmodernism	p. 77
Summary Questions	p. 82
Introduction to the Literature	p. 83
Logic and Critical Thinking	p. 85
Formal Logic	p. 85
Informal Logic	p. 92
McPeck's View of Critical Thinking	p. 98
An Alternative Approach	p. 99
Summary Questions	p. 105
Introduction to the Literature	p. 106
Epistemology and Education	p. 107
Justified True Belief	p. 108
Foundationalism	p. 110
Truth	p. 113
Nonfoundational Theories of Knowledge	p. 116
Epistemology and Education	p. 122
Constructivism	p. 126
Summary Questions	p. 131
Introduction to the Literature	p. 132
Philosophy of Social Science and Educational Research	p. 133
How Does Science Grow?	p. 133
A Debate in Educational Research	p. 139
Some Examples	p. 145
Summary Questions	p. 148
Introduction to the Literature	p. 149
Ethics and Moral Education	p. 151
Pre-Enlightenment Ethics	p. 152
Enlightenment Ethics	p. 157
Utilitarianism	p. 159
Deweyan Ethics	p. 163
Moral Education	p. 166
Cognitive Developmentalism	p. 168
Summary Questions	p. 175
Introduction to the Literature	p. 176
Social and Political Philosophy	p. 177
The Current Debate	p. 177
Justice and Equality in Education	p. 183
Summary Questions	p. 197
Introduction to the Literature	p. 198
Problems of School Reform	p. 199
Equality	p. 199
Accountability	p. 204
Standards	p. 207
Testing	p. 210
Summary Questions	p. 211
Introduction to the Literature	p. 212
Multiculturalism and Cosmopolitanism	p. 213
Multiculturalism	p. 213
Cosmopolitanism	p. 218
The Educator's Dilemma	p. 219
Summary Questions	p. 221
Introduction to the Literature	p. 222
Feminism, Philosophy, and Education	p. 223
Feminist Critiques of Philosophy	p. 223
Epistemology	p. 226
Philosophy of Social Science	p. 229
Ethics	p. 231
Care and Education	p. 237
Summary Questions	p. 245
Introduction to the Literature	p. 246
Notes	p. 247
Bibliography	p. 265
Index	p. 275
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Nel Noddings is Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education Emerita at Stanford University. An award-winning teacher and past president of the National Academy of Education and the Philosophy of Education Society, she is the author of numerous books, including Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education; The Challenge to Care in Schools; Educating Moral People; Happiness and Education; Educating Citizens for Global Awareness; Critical Lessons: What Our Schools Should Teach; and The Maternal Factor: Two Paths to Morality.

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