Christopher Winch

The Philosophy of Human Learning

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Produktbeschreibung

The Philosophy of Human Learning addresses current concerns with the nature of human learning from a distinctive philosophical perspective. Using insights derived from the work of Wittgenstein, it mounts a vigorous attack on influential contemporary accounts of learning, both in the 'romantic' Rousseauian tradition and in the 'scientific' cognotivist tradition. These two schools, Professor Winch argues, are more closely related than is commonly realised.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 164mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780415161909
• ISBN-10: 0415161908
• Artikelnr.: 20954568

Autorenporträt

Christopher Winch is currently Professor of Philosophy of Education at Nene College, Northampton, UK. He has taught in primary schools and in higher education. Among his publications are Language, Ability and Educational Achievement (1990), Reading, Writing and Reading (with Gavin Fairbairn) (1991, 1996), and Quality and Education (1996).

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction: reconsidering learning 2 The Cartesian and empiricist
heritage of learning theories 13 The Romantic view of learning: Rousseau's
Émile 4 Learning in a normative context 5 Learning, training and
behaviourism 6 Representation and learning 7 Development 8 Learning
language 9 Learning and concept formation 10 Memory and learning 11
Attending, thinking and learning 112 Later learning 13 Learning about
religion 14 Moral learning 15 Learning to make and to appreciate 16
Conclusion: five themes but no grand theories