Full Description
A History of Western Philosophy of Education comprises five volumes which traces the development of philosophy of education through Western culture and history. The historical periods covered are:
Antiquity (500BCE-500CE)
The Middle Ages and Renaissance (1000-1600)
The Age of Enlightenment (1700-1850)
The Modern Era (1850-1914)
The Contemporary Landscape (1914-present)
Focusing on philosophers who have theorized education and its implementation, the series constitutes a fresh, dynamic, and developing view of educational philosophy. It expands our educational possibilities by reinvigorating philosophy's vibrant critical tradition, connecting old and new perspectives, and identifying the continuity of critique and reconstruction. It also includes a timeline showing major historical events, including educational initiatives and the publication of noteworthy philosophical works.
About Volume 5: A History of Western Philosophy of Education in the Contemporary Landscape
This volume traces the history of Western philosophy of education in the contemporary landscape (1914-2020). The volume covers the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the events of May 1968 in Paris, the Zapatista Revolution in 1994, and the Arab Spring revolutions from 2010 to 2012. It also covers the two World Wars, the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the triumph of science and technology until the hegemony of post-liberal societies. The philosophical problems covered include justice, freedom, critical thought, equity, philosophy for children, decolonialism, liberal education, feminism, and plurality. These problems are discussed in relation to the key philosophers and pedagogues of the period including Jacques Derrida, Paulo Freire, Simone De Beauvoir, Judith Butler, R.S. Peters, bell hooks, Martha Nussbaum, Matthew Lipman, Giorgio Agamben, Maxine Greene, and Simone Weil, among others.
Contents
List of Figures
Series Introduction, Megan J. Laverty and David T. Hansen
General Editors' Acknowledgements
Volume Editor's Acknowledgements
Timeline
Introduction, Anna Pagès
1. Education, Pluralism, and the Dynamics of Difference, Chris Higgins
2. Feminism within Philosophy of Education, Lovisa Bergdahl and Elisabet Langmann
3. Analytic Philosophy of Education, Christopher Martin
4. A Philosophy of Hope: Paulo Freire and Critical Pedagogy, Peter Roberts
5. The Changing Landscapes of Anarchism and Education, Robert H. Haworth
6. Philosophy for Children and Children's Philosophical Thinking, Maughn Rollins Gregory
7. "Teachers, Leave Them Kids Alone!": Derrida, Agamben, and the Late Modern Crisis of Pedagogical Narrative, Agata Bielik-Robson
8. Decolonization, Indigenous Peoples, and Philosophy of Education, Troy Richardson (Saponi/Tuscarora)
9. Liberal Education and Its Existential Meaning, René V. Arcilla
Notes on Contributors
Index
