Autonomy, Human Flourishing and the Curriculum

Bibliographic Data

ID11952079
AuthorsJohn White (0000-0002-5684-1461, Institute of Educational Policy, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume40
Issue3
Pages381-390
Publication date2006-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Philosophy of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0309-8249 • E-ISSN: 1467-9752
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9752.2006.00523.x
OpenAlexW2031619735
LanguageEN
Citations received7

This is a book in the ‘Thinking in Action’ series, which ‘takes philosophy to the public’. The review outlines the argument in the two halves of the book: on educational aims; and on controversial policy issues. In its assessment of the arguments it focuses on the following topics: problems in the relationships between happiness, flourishing, and personal autonomy; the justification of the traditional subject-centred curriculum; the role of conjecture in the argument for state-funded faith-based schools; and a defence of education for patriotism in the face of Brighouse's critique

Argument (complex analysis · Autonomy · Curriculum · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Flourishing · Happiness · Higher education · Patriotism · Pedagogy · Philosophy of education · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Catholicism and Religious Studies · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Social Psychology

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub