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Plato, Utilitarianism and Education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 3) (Paperback): Robin Barrow Plato, Utilitarianism and Education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 3) (Paperback)
Robin Barrow
R1,549 Discovery Miles 15 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Three lines of argument are central to this book: that Plato's views as expounded in the Republic indicate that he was a utilitarian; that utilitarianism is the only acceptable ethical theory; that these conclusions have significant repercussions for education. Throughout the book the exposition of utilitarianism and the interpretation of the Republic are closely linked. The author assesses the nature of recent Platonic criticism and provides a critical summary of the Republic. He expounds and defends utilitarianismn and examines in greater depth the consequences for education of accepting a utilitarian position, showing how, for example, from this standpoint such key terms in educational debate as 'autonomy' and 'self-development' must be reassessed as educational objectives.

Moral Philosophy for Education (RLE Edu K) (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Moral Philosophy for Education (RLE Edu K) (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R4,165 Discovery Miles 41 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Teachers and students are frequently confused as to the relevance of abstract philosophical theorising to the reality of the classroom and this book is distinctive for the attention it devotes to philosophy and its potential contribution to practical matters, and education in particular. The author is critical of many current views of the philosophy of education and argues the validity of philosophy as an integral part of education in its own right, against the creation of a new branch of philosophy, the philosophy of education . The book stresses that relativist ethical theories are no more known to be valid than the absolutist theories they have replaced, and in the second section the author argues for a modified utilitarian position. The final section enables the reader to relate the general argument of the second part to several specific issues.

Happiness (RLE Edu K) (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Happiness (RLE Edu K) (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R1,051 Discovery Miles 10 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first part of the book reviews empirical work relating to happiness (including attitudinal studies), claims made in an educational context and postwar philosophical treatment of the concept. There is a useful account of Aristotle's pioneering work and a stimulating summary of some of the main themes to be found in the literature concerning happiness. In the second part the author elucidates the concept of happiness, and consider the significance, reliability and plausibility of the various empirical claims in the light of a clear understanding of what happiness is. After discussing whether happiness ought to be valued in general terms the study concludes by outlining the ways in which it can be related to education and schooling and by suggesting action which could be taken in schools in order to promote happiness.

Radical Education (RLE Edu K) - A Critique of Freeschooling and Deschooling (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Radical Education (RLE Edu K) - A Critique of Freeschooling and Deschooling (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R4,157 Discovery Miles 41 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is a comprehensive critique of the radical tradition in educational theory. It traces the development of the key ideas in radical literature from Rousseau to the present day. Two opening chapters set Rousseau's educational views and arguments in their political perspective, and subject them to an extended critical treatment. Subsequent chapters provide detailed analyses and examination of the ideas of A S Neill, Paul Goodman, Ivan Illich and Everett Reimer, Charles Weingartner and Neil Postman. Each author is treated separately but certain common themes and ideas are extracted and considered without reference to any particular author. Amongst others, the concepts of nature, learning, hidden curriculum and the relativity of knowledge are examined; at the same time broader arguments about the degree and nature of freedom that should be provided to children, deschooling and assessment are pursued.

Plato and Education (RLE Edu K) (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Plato and Education (RLE Edu K) (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R3,457 Discovery Miles 34 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This introduction to Plato's philosophical and educational thought examines Plato's views and relates them to issues and questions that occupy philosophers of education. Robin Barrow stresses the relevance of Plato today, while introducing the student both to Plato's philosophy and to contemporary educational debate. In the first part of the book the author examines Plato's historical background and summarizes the Republic. Successive chapters are concerned with the critical discussion of specific educational issues. He deals with questions relating to the impartial distribution of education, taking as a starting point Plato's celebrated dictum that unequals should be treated unequally. He examines certain methodological concepts such as 'discovery-learning' and 'play' and also raises the wider question of children's freedom. He looks critically at the content of the curriculum and discusses Plato's theory of knowledge and attitude to art. Finally Robin Barrow discusses Plato's view of moral education and the related problem of what constitutes moral indoctrination

Common Sense and the Curriculum (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Common Sense and the Curriculum (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R3,880 Discovery Miles 38 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book addresses the question What should be taught in schools and why?'. The book begins by stressing the way in which such a question should be approached and goes on to offer a comprehensive and stringent critique of a variety of principles for the selection of curriculum content, with particularly important sections on deschooling and the hidden culture curriculum theory. The final chapter contains the positive curricular recommendations, with virtually every candidate for curriculum time examined and assessed in respect of its educational worth.

An Introduction to Philosophy of Education (Paperback, 5th edition): Robin Barrow, Ronald Woods An Introduction to Philosophy of Education (Paperback, 5th edition)
Robin Barrow, Ronald Woods
R1,470 Discovery Miles 14 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This introductory text, now in its fifth edition, is a classic in its field. It shows, first and foremost, the importance of philosophy in educational debate and as a background to any practical activity such as teaching. What is involved in the idea of educating a person or the idea of educational success? What are the criteria for establishing the optimum balance between formal and informal teaching techniques? How trustworthy is educational research? In addition to these questions, which strike to the heart of the rationale for the educative process as a whole, the authors explore such concepts as culture, creativity, autonomy, indoctrination, needs, interests, and learning by discovery. Updates to this edition include new chapters on religious education and moral education, as well as questions for reflection at the end of each chapter.

An Introduction to Philosophy of Education (Hardcover, 5th edition): Robin Barrow, Ronald Woods An Introduction to Philosophy of Education (Hardcover, 5th edition)
Robin Barrow, Ronald Woods
R3,892 Discovery Miles 38 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This introductory text, now in its fifth edition, is a classic in its field. It shows, first and foremost, the importance of philosophy in educational debate and as a background to any practical activity such as teaching. What is involved in the idea of educating a person or the idea of educational success? What are the criteria for establishing the optimum balance between formal and informal teaching techniques? How trustworthy is educational research? In addition to these questions, which strike to the heart of the rationale for the educative process as a whole, the authors explore such concepts as culture, creativity, autonomy, indoctrination, needs, interests, and learning by discovery. Updates to this edition include new chapters on religious education and moral education, as well as questions for reflection at the end of each chapter.

The Philosophy of Schooling (Paperback): Robin Barrow The Philosophy of Schooling (Paperback)
Robin Barrow
R1,100 Discovery Miles 11 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1981, provides a penetrating and lucid introduction to the philosophy of education. The emphasis on schooling rather than education draws attention to the broad spectrum of the book: recognising that schools generally do more than educate, Dr. Barrow specifically addresses himself to the larger question of what schools are for and what they should do. This book will be of interest both to students of philosophy and students of education.

Understanding Skills - Thinking, Feeling, and Caring (Paperback): Robin Barrow Understanding Skills - Thinking, Feeling, and Caring (Paperback)
Robin Barrow
R1,464 Discovery Miles 14 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is widely agreed that education should involve the development of understanding, critical thinking, imagination, and emotions. However, this book, first published in 1990, argues that our views to these key concepts are confused and inaccurate, and therefore what we do in schools is generally inappropriate to our ideal. This book will be of interest to students of education and philosophy.

Giving Teaching Back to Teachers - A Critical Introduction to Curriculum Theory (Paperback): Robin Barrow Giving Teaching Back to Teachers - A Critical Introduction to Curriculum Theory (Paperback)
Robin Barrow
R1,491 Discovery Miles 14 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1984, aims to bring together the interests of the theory and practice of the education system and, within the former, relate the approaches and claims of the constituent disciplines to each other. Throughout the book, while arguing for the importance of facing up to the logical links between theory and practice, the author seeks to point out the extent to which more educational theory has had little to say of importance for practice, either because it has been a poor theory or because it has concerned itself with matters of little significance to educators. This book will be of interest to students of education, as well as educators themselves.

Utilitarianism - A Contemporary Statement (Paperback): Robin Barrow Utilitarianism - A Contemporary Statement (Paperback)
Robin Barrow
R1,154 Discovery Miles 11 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, first published in 1991, the author Dr Robin Barrow adopts the view that utilitarianism is the most coherent and persuasive ethical theory we have and argues in favour of a specific form of rule-utilitarianism. This book will be of interest to students of philosophy.

Language, Intelligence, and Thought (Paperback): Robin Barrow Language, Intelligence, and Thought (Paperback)
Robin Barrow
R1,146 Discovery Miles 11 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this text, first published in 1993, Barrow decisively rejects the traditional assumption that intelligence has no educational significance and contends instead that intelligence is developed by the enlargement of understanding. Arguing that much educational research is driven by a concept of intelligence that has no obvious educational relevance, Dr Barrow suggests that this is partly due to a widespread lack of understanding about the nature and point of philosophical analysis, and partly due to a failure to face up to the value judgements that are necessarily involved in analysing a concept such as intelligence. If intelligence is to be of educational significance, it must be understood in terms that allow it to be educable. Written by a philosopher of education, this study offers a reasoned and extended argument in favour of an original view of philosophical analysis. It focuses on the issue of intelligence from a philosophical perspective. It should be of interest to students of education, philosophy and the philosophy of education alike.

Understanding Skills - Thinking, Feeling, and Caring (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Understanding Skills - Thinking, Feeling, and Caring (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R4,163 Discovery Miles 41 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is widely agreed that education should involve the development of understanding, critical thinking, imagination, and emotions. However, this book, first published in 1990, argues that our views to these key concepts are confused and inaccurate, and therefore what we do in schools is generally inappropriate to our ideal. This book will be of interest to students of education and philosophy.

Injustice, Inequality and Ethics - A Philisophical Introduction to Moral Problems (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Injustice, Inequality and Ethics - A Philisophical Introduction to Moral Problems (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R2,903 Discovery Miles 29 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Abortion, distribution of wealth, civil disobedience, reverse discrimination, sex-role stereotyping, censorship - what does philosophy have to contribute to these practical moral issues? In this important book, first published in 1982, Robin Barrow argues convincingly that the capacity to make fine conceptual discriminations is crucial to an informed response to such issues, and he alerts us to the degree to which this ability has been lacking in much previous philosophical thought. The author presents a series of formidable arguments regarding the more controversial social and moral issues of our time, and in doing so he gives the general reader and the student of philosophy a clearer appreciation of the nature of the philosophical contribution.

The Philosophy of Schooling (Hardcover): Robin Barrow The Philosophy of Schooling (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R4,292 Discovery Miles 42 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1981, provides a penetrating and lucid introduction to the philosophy of education. The emphasis on schooling rather than education draws attention to the broad spectrum of the book: recognising that schools generally do more than educate, Dr. Barrow specifically addresses himself to the larger question of what schools are for and what they should do. This book will be of interest both to students of philosophy and students of education.

Utilitarianism - A Contemporary Statement (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Utilitarianism - A Contemporary Statement (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R4,302 Discovery Miles 43 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, first published in 1991, the author Dr Robin Barrow adopts the view that utilitarianism is the most coherent and persuasive ethical theory we have and argues in favour of a specific form of rule-utilitarianism. This book will be of interest to students of philosophy.

Language, Intelligence, and Thought (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Language, Intelligence, and Thought (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R3,453 Discovery Miles 34 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this text, first published in 1993, Barrow decisively rejects the traditional assumption that intelligence has no educational significance and contends instead that intelligence is developed by the enlargement of understanding. Arguing that much educational research is driven by a concept of intelligence that has no obvious educational relevance, Dr Barrow suggests that this is partly due to a widespread lack of understanding about the nature and point of philosophical analysis, and partly due to a failure to face up to the value judgements that are necessarily involved in analysing a concept such as intelligence. If intelligence is to be of educational significance, it must be understood in terms that allow it to be educable. Written by a philosopher of education, this study offers a reasoned and extended argument in favour of an original view of philosophical analysis. It focuses on the issue of intelligence from a philosophical perspective. It should be of interest to students of education, philosophy and the philosophy of education alike.

Giving Teaching Back to Teachers - A Critical Introduction to Curriculum Theory (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Giving Teaching Back to Teachers - A Critical Introduction to Curriculum Theory (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R5,001 Discovery Miles 50 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1984, aims to bring together the interests of the theory and practice of the education system and, within the former, relate the approaches and claims of the constituent disciplines to each other. Throughout the book, while arguing for the importance of facing up to the logical links between theory and practice, the author seeks to point out the extent to which more educational theory has had little to say of importance for practice, either because it has been a poor theory or because it has concerned itself with matters of little significance to educators. This book will be of interest to students of education, as well as educators themselves.

Common Sense and the Curriculum (Paperback): Robin Barrow Common Sense and the Curriculum (Paperback)
Robin Barrow
R1,458 Discovery Miles 14 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book addresses the question What should be taught in schools and why? . The book begins by stressing the way in which such a question should be approached and goes on to offer a comprehensive and stringent critique of a variety of principles for the selection of curriculum content, with particularly important sections on deschooling and the hidden culture curriculum theory. The final chapter contains the positive curricular recommendations, with virtually every candidate for curriculum time examined and assessed in respect of its educational worth.

Plato, Utilitarianism and Education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 3) (Hardcover): Robin Barrow Plato, Utilitarianism and Education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 3) (Hardcover)
Robin Barrow
R4,166 Discovery Miles 41 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Three lines of argument are central to this book: that Plato's views as expounded in the Republic indicate that he was a utilitarian; that utilitarianism is the only acceptable ethical theory; that these conclusions have significant repercussions for education. Throughout the book the exposition of utilitarianism and the interpretation of the Republic are closely linked. The author assesses the nature of recent Platonic criticism and provides a critical summary of the Republic. He expounds and defends utilitarianismn and examines in greater depth the consequences for education of accepting a utilitarian position, showing how, for example, from this standpoint such key terms in educational debate as 'autonomy' and 'self-development' must be reassessed as educational objectives.

An Introduction to Moral Philosophy and Moral Education (Hardcover, New): Robin Barrow An Introduction to Moral Philosophy and Moral Education (Hardcover, New)
Robin Barrow
R3,870 Discovery Miles 38 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents and argues for a moral theory which draws on most of the major theoretical positions to some degree, but it also spells out the limits and boundaries of a moral theory. In doing so, it exposes a number of common confusions and misunderstandings about morality, and presents a strong argument for some indisputable truths in relation to the moral sphere.

Divided into four parts, the book covers the key issues within moral philosophy:

  • Part 1 provides a lucid and powerful account of the nature and limits of moral theory, sharply distinguishing it from religion
  • Part 2 outlines a positive moral theory by exploring the defining principles of morality and the reasons for being moral
  • Part 3 distinguishes moral values from others such as ecological, health and safety and sexual values
  • Part 4 is concerned with the implications of our moral understanding for moral education

While this book concentrates on argument and ideas, a commentary to each chapter provides historical context and contemporary reference points. It will prove an invaluable resource for students of both Education and Philosophy.

Beyond Liberal Education - Essays in Honour of Paul H Hirst (Hardcover, New): Robin Barrow, Patricia White Beyond Liberal Education - Essays in Honour of Paul H Hirst (Hardcover, New)
Robin Barrow, Patricia White
R3,879 Discovery Miles 38 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Introduction 1.Good Teaching 2.Truth and Liberal Education Liberal Education and Vocational Preparation 3.Paul Hirst's Structure, or The Uses and Abuses of an Overworked Concept The Curriculum: The Timeless and the Timebound Curriculum and the Mirror of Knowledge 4.Moral and Religious Education: Hirst's Perception of Their Scope and Relationship 5.Wittgenstein's Speculative Aesthetics in its Ethical Context The Arts, Well-being and Education 6.Education, Knowledge and Practices

Injustice, Inequality and Ethics - A Philisophical Introduction to Moral Problems (Paperback): Robin Barrow Injustice, Inequality and Ethics - A Philisophical Introduction to Moral Problems (Paperback)
Robin Barrow
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Abortion, distribution of wealth, civil disobedience, reverse discrimination, sex-role stereotyping, censorship - what does philosophy have to contribute to these practical moral issues? In this important book, first published in 1982, Robin Barrow argues convincingly that the capacity to make fine conceptual discriminations is crucial to an informed response to such issues, and he alerts us to the degree to which this ability has been lacking in much previous philosophical thought. The author presents a series of formidable arguments regarding the more controversial social and moral issues of our time, and in doing so he gives the general reader and the student of philosophy a clearer appreciation of the nature of the philosophical contribution.

Moral Philosophy for Education (RLE Edu K) (Paperback): Robin Barrow Moral Philosophy for Education (RLE Edu K) (Paperback)
Robin Barrow
R1,464 Discovery Miles 14 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Teachers and students are frequently confused as to the relevance of abstract philosophical theorising to the reality of the classroom and this book is distinctive for the attention it devotes to philosophy and its potential contribution to practical matters, and education in particular. The author is critical of many current views of the philosophy of education and argues the validity of philosophy as an integral part of education in its own right, against the creation of a new branch of philosophy, the philosophy of education . The book stresses that relativist ethical theories are no more known to be valid than the absolutist theories they have replaced, and in the second section the author argues for a modified utilitarian position. The final section enables the reader to relate the general argument of the second part to several specific issues.

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