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Between Truth and Freedom - Rousseau and our contemporary political and educational culture (Hardcover)
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Between Truth and Freedom - Rousseau and our contemporary political and educational culture (Hardcover)
Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Education
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This book engages in a broad reading of Rousseau's writings on
educational and political thought in order to explore and address
the competing demands of the enculturation and individuation of the
young in Western societies. Although Rousseau's Emile has been
frequently utilised in educational debate, much of his other work
has been largely neglected, as too has the relationship between his
educational and political thinking, which this work seeks to
redress. Drawing on the thinking of philosophers Foucault and
Richard Rorty, the book considers the public and private conflicts
of education and politics in modern societies, treating them as the
tension between the demands of truth and freedom. This tension
exists across a range of educational and political systems, such as
teaching in and by the family, school, the government and,
separately, for women. Wain suggests that the conflict between
truth and freedom began with Rousseau and remains a central
challenge in our contemporary world of political and educational
thought. This book's examination of the public and private roles in
education and politics can enhance our understanding of modern
educational systems and current political nihilism. Between Truth
and Freedom provides an analysis of Rousseau's position on the
politics of education, arguing that his thoughts were much wider
and more sophisticated than the ideas presented in Emile imply.
This new consideration of the work of a classic figure will appeal
to researchers and academics in the fields of the philosophy of
education and political education.
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