Education for Robust Self‐Respect in an Unjust World

Bibliographic Data

ID21314367
AuthorsShiying Li (0000-0002-8184-4568, Department of Philosophy University of Wisconsin‐Madison, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume74
Issue4
Pages452-472
Publication date2024-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-2004 • E-ISSN: 1741-5446
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/edth.12649
OpenAlexW4402139843
LanguageEN
Citations received1

Philosophical work on self‐respect has distinguished between various kinds of self‐respect. In this paper, Shiying Li begins by introducing important kinds of self‐respect and exploring the conceptual and empirical relations among them. She then discusses the value and political significance of social bases of self‐respect for both individuals and society. While political theory on this topic, especially from the Rawlsian tradition, has focused on the social bases of self‐respect in a well‐ordered society, Li takes on the task of uncovering the social bases of self‐respect in an unjust society marked by structural injustices such as racism, sexism, social stigmas, and economic and other social inequalities. She provides arguments, including public reason arguments, for the political priority and urgency of securing robust self‐respect for all in an unjust society, and thus paves the way for a discussion of the role that education, especially schooling, can and should play in securing robust self‐respect. Li concludes by offering reasons to direct special attention to specific aspects of schooling and by making suggestions regarding a curriculum and pedagogy aimed at securing robust self‐respect for all

Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Racism · Self · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Gender Studies · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Social Psychology