Harvey Siegel

Educating Reason (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 1988. The critical thinking movement is increasingly important in the philosophy of education. Beginning from the generally accepted view that children should be taught to reason, not simply to repeat what they have been told, it tries to establish whether it is in fact possible to teach children a set of skills which add up to thinking. Siegel here examines three major conceptions of critical thinking and then puts forward his own definition of the critical thinker as one who is appropriately moved by reasons'. He argues that critical thinking is a fundamental educational ideal, and defends the ideal against charges of indoctrination. Chapters on science education and minimum competency testing highlight its practical implications for education policy and curriculum. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of education and philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136085086
• Artikelnr.: 39681919

Autorenporträt

Harvey Siegel Associate Professor of Philosophy University of Miami

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Rationality, critical thinking and education
Chapter 1 Three conceptions of critical thinking
Chapter 2 The reasons conception
Chapter 3 The justification of critical thinking as an educational ideal
Chapter 4 The ideology objection
Chapter 5 The indoctrination objection
Chapter 6 Science education
Chapter 7 Minimum competency testing
Towards a theory of rationality