Truth and the Capability of Learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11952682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey Hinchliffe (0000-0003-4855-0864, University of East Anglia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 221-232 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| 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 | 10.1111/j.1467-9752.2007.00559.x |
| OpenAlex | W2101152675 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
This paper examines learning as a capability, taking as its starting point the work of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum. The paper is concerned to highlight the relation between learning and truth, and it does so by examining the idea of a genealogy of truth and also Donald Davidson's coherence theory. Thus the notion of truth is understood to be not only built into the capability of learning but also translated across into other capabilities
Continuing education · Distance education · Higher education · Library science · Media studies · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Medicine · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Religious Education and Schools
Subjective, Intersubjective, Objective
The Quality of Life
Choice, welfare, and measurement
Well-Being, Agency and Freedom
Perfectionism and Politics
Development as Freedom
Beyond the Dilemma of Difference
Amartya Sen's Capability Approach to Education
Education for Citizenship in an Era of Global Connection
Philosophical investigations
Women and Human Development
The Capability Approach
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |