J. M. Beach

How Do You Know? (eBook, ePUB)

The Epistemological Foundations of 21st Century Literacy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book defines the concept and practices of literacy. Examining the ways in which the spread of literacy and education have caused culture wars in pluralist societies since the 16th century, the author argues that science, and more broadly evidence-based inductive arguments, offer the only reliable source information and the only peaceful solution to cultural conflict in the 21st century. With a focus on the multifaceted practice of literacy-as-communication, the book calls for a new literacy that incorporates reading and writing with advanced cognitive and epistemological skills.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351598477
• Artikelnr.: 50214695

Autorenporträt

J.M. Beach is a lecturer with the University Writing Program at the University of Texas, San Antonio, USA. He has advanced degrees in the fields of English, History, Philosophy, and Education, and has taught students in the United States, South Korea, and China. He is the Director of 21st Century Literacy; a non-profit organization focused on literacy education, and is also a poet. His research interests focus on the philosophy of knowledge, the science of culture and society, the history and philosophy of education, and literature. Some of Beach's previous books include What Is Education? On the Social Ecology of Teaching, Learning, and Schooling (2014), Gateway to Opportunity? A History of the Community College in the United States (2011), Children Dying Inside: Education in South Korea (2011), and Studies in Poetry: The Visionary (2004). Visit the author's website at www.jmbeach.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: 'Clarifying the Mysteries of Intellectual Culture'
by Gerald Graff
Introduction: The Knowledge Gap 1. An Institutional History of Literacy Education
Part I: A History of Education
Democracy
and Culture War 2. The Authority of Tradition: Schooling
Books
and the Development of Literacy 3. Culture Wars: Literacy
Schooling
and the Development of Democracy 4. Discontent with Democracy: Culture Wars in U. S.
Part II: Subjectivity
Culture
and Bounded Rationality 5. Oral Culture and the Development of Literacy 6. The Concept of Culture 7. The Subjective Truth of Fiction 8. Bounded Rationality: The Problems of Subjective Knowledge 9. Culture
Common Sense
and the News Media 10. Is This Story True? Bias in the News Media
Part III: Philosophy
Science and the Development of Objectivity 11. Philosophy and the Development of Knowledge 12. Science and the Development of Objectivity 13. Provisional Truth: The Limitations of Science 14. Practical Reasoning: Solving the Problems of Everyday Life Part IV: The Limitations of Argument: Pluralism
Values
and Contested Communication 15. Culture Is a Debate 16. Understanding Cultural Values 17. Open Arguments and the Warrant
Conclusion: The Virtues of Toleration and Democratic Deliberation
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index