The Formation of Reason
| Author | : David Bakhurst |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2011-03-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781444395594 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1444395599 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (599 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Formation of Reason written by David Bakhurst and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Formation of Reason, philosophy professor David Bakhurst utilizes ideas from philosopher John McDowell to develop and defend a socio-historical account of the human mind. Provides the first detailed examination of the relevance of John McDowell's work to the Philosophy of Education Draws on a wide-range of philosophical sources, including the work of 'analytic' philosophers Donald Davidson, Ian Hacking, Peter Strawson, David Wiggins, and Ludwig Wittgenstein Considers non-traditional ideas from Russian philosophy and psychology, represented by Ilyenkov and Vygotsky Discusses foundational philosophical ideas in a way that reveals their relevance to educational theory and practice
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