Re-educating thinking
Philosophy, education, and pragmatism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11952059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nigel Tubbs (0000-0003-1292-1950, University of Winchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 433-443 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8249 • E-ISSN: 1467-9752 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jopedu/qhad031 |
| OpenAlex | W4367296568 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
John Dewey stated that ‘[h]owever far apart philosophy and educational theory may later have become, in their beginnings they were strictly identical.' Dewey's ‘progressivism' in Democracy and Education rests on this communion. A self-reflective philosophical education by the community, about the community, for the community, would create the conditions for the advance of social justice. But new progressive ideas championing redistributive justice might appear to be in worryingly short supply. That is one reason, among many, why Philip Kitcher’s The Main Enterprise of the World is to be welcomed. His rethinking about education amounts to a radical re-education of our thinking about social justice, seeking redistribution of wealth, reduction of privilege, and a redefinition of what is valuable for people and planet in regard to production, distribution, and consumption. I will summarize his book and offer critical thoughts on it relating to three themes: the relation of his proposed Deweyan Society to some current and powerful criticisms of Western rationality; his proposals for classrooms; and the extent to which its own pragmatic philosophical justifications are open to deeper philosophical and educational significance
Democracy · Economic Justice · Education theory · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Higher education · Pedagogy · Philosophy of education · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Privilege (computing · Progressive Education · Progressivism · Rationality · Social science · Sociology · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |