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Voice of Liberal Learning (Paperback)
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To those weary and wary of the cacophony about what's wrong with
education in America and what ought to be done about it,
Oakeshott's voice beckons. As usual, his approach to the subject is
subtle, comprehensive, and radical -- in the sense of summoning
readers to the root of the matter. That root, Oakeshott believed,
is the very nature of learning itself and, concomitantly, the means
(as distinct from the method) by which the life of learning is
discovered, cultivated, and pursued. As Oakeshott has written,
"This, then, is what we are concerned with: adventures in human
self-understanding. Not the bare protestation that a human being is
a self-conscious, reflective intelligence and that he does not live
by bread alone, but the actual enquiries, utterances, and actions
in which human beings have expressed their understanding of the
human condition. This is the stuff of what has come to be called a
liberal' education -- liberal' because it is liberated from the
distracting business of satisfying contingent wants". Includes a
foreword by Timothy Fuller that reiterates the timelessness of
Oakeshott's reflections amid the continuing clamour that
characterises discourse about liberal education.
General
Imprint: |
Liberty Fund
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2001 |
First published: |
October 2001 |
Authors: |
Michael Oakeshott
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Dimensions: |
140 x 210 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-86597-324-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Philosophy of education
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LSN: |
0-86597-324-5 |
Barcode: |
9780865973244 |
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