Education, extremism and exemption from basic morality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8856803 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Hand (0000-0002-1643-8213, University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131857.2025.2480769 |
| OpenAlex | W4408679389 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
Are there things schools can do to build pupils’ resilience to extremism? The UK ‘Prevent duty’ assumes there are, but schools are poorly served by existing government advice. Here I offer a cautious defence of the idea that the acquisition of extremist beliefs and attitudes can be forestalled by educational means. I begin by sketching, and modifying, Quassim Cassam’s family resemblance account of the concept of extremism. I then focus in on what I take to be a core ideological commitment of extremism: the belief that there is an ideal so worthy as to exempt those who pursue it from the requirements of basic morality. I argue, first, that it is permissible for educators to forestall the exemption-from-basic-morality belief and, second, that it is possible for them to do so
Environmental ethics · Higher education · Law and economics · Morality · Philosophy of education · Political science · Sociology · Education and Islamic Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |