Full Description
R.S. Peters is indisputably a major thinker in the philosophy of education and educational theory. Stefaan E. Cuypers and Christopher Martin's volume offers a coherent account of Peters' educational thought. This work is divided into three distinctive parts:
1. Intellectual Biography of R.S. Peters
2. Critical Exposition of R.S. Peters' Educational Thought
3. Reception and Relevance of R.S. Peters' Work
Contents
Series Editor's Preface
Foreword, John White (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
Aknowledgments
Part I: Intellectual Biography
1. Peters' Analytic Paradigm in the Philosophy of Education
Part II: Critical Exposition of R.S. Peters' Educational Thought
2. The Concept of Education, Aims, and Educational Processes
3. Initiation and the Educated Person
4. The Ethical Justification of Education
5. Liberal Education, the Quality of Life, and Teacher Training
6. Comprehensive Moral Education and Personal Autonomy
7. Educating the Emotions and the Life of Reason
Part III: Reception and Relevance of R.S. Peters' Work
8. The Impact and Importance of Peters' Analytic Paradigm
Notes
Bibliography
Index
