(article ) What is Education?

August 2018

Exploitation of the learner is inevitable without a strong educational justification

The justification of education

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The justification of education Education, in our practice, is so poorly justified that we literally don’t grasp what we are doing – or what is at stake. Even a modest attempt at a sound justification reveals a deep moral bankruptcy to our practice; a ready contentment to exploit learners in the service of others. Nothing […]

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The justification of education Education, in our practice, is so poorly justified that we literally don’t grasp what we are doing – or what is at stake. Even a modest attempt at a sound justification reveals a deep moral bankruptcy to our practice; a ready contentment to exploit learners in the service of others. Nothing

Education for good living in the educational ecosystem

Education and the educational ecosystem

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Education and the educational ecosystem It is a commonplace to say that education should be about enabling learners to live worthwhile lives. What that would have to involve is never extensively explored, and this lack of a benchmark would help to explain why the idea of education-as-usual has no competition. This article is an introductory

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Education and the educational ecosystem It is a commonplace to say that education should be about enabling learners to live worthwhile lives. What that would have to involve is never extensively explored, and this lack of a benchmark would help to explain why the idea of education-as-usual has no competition. This article is an introductory

The justification of education: a Rawlsian interpretation

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  The justification of education:a Rawlsian interpretation John Rawls’s “Original Position” offers more than a decision procedure for justifying principles of justice, as he intended. It enables a unique way of understanding and justifying education. It may help us to get past our educational myopia; of education being no more than schooling and formal teaching,

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  The justification of education:a Rawlsian interpretation John Rawls’s “Original Position” offers more than a decision procedure for justifying principles of justice, as he intended. It enables a unique way of understanding and justifying education. It may help us to get past our educational myopia; of education being no more than schooling and formal teaching,

The concept of education in everyday language: R.S. Peters revisited

The concept of “education” in everyday language: R.S. Peters revisited

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The concept of “education” in everyday language: R.S. Peters revisited The word “education” is so generally trivialised today that we stand to lose sight of the connection between more central meanings and our chances of living well. In the 1960s, Richard Peters analysed the idea of “education” to be found in our everyday language. Despite

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The concept of “education” in everyday language: R.S. Peters revisited The word “education” is so generally trivialised today that we stand to lose sight of the connection between more central meanings and our chances of living well. In the 1960s, Richard Peters analysed the idea of “education” to be found in our everyday language. Despite

The Tyrant’s Choice: how narrow self-interest corrupts self-respect

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The Tyrant’s Choice: how narrow self-interest corrupts self-respect Being a tyrant isn’t just bad for those who get in the tyrant’s way. It is bad for the tyrant. It corrupts their access to knowledge, and this educational insight goes back over 2000 years. It is a clue to the social value of self-respect, and shows

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The Tyrant’s Choice: how narrow self-interest corrupts self-respect Being a tyrant isn’t just bad for those who get in the tyrant’s way. It is bad for the tyrant. It corrupts their access to knowledge, and this educational insight goes back over 2000 years. It is a clue to the social value of self-respect, and shows