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Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education

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Author: Steven Cahn
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.8

ISBN: 0070096198
Dewey Decimal Number: 370.1
EAN: 9780070096196
ASIN: 0070096198

Publication Date: August 1, 1996
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Condition: Some discreet underlines. Sound Copy. Mild Reading Wear.

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Product Description
Intended for philosophy of education courses, this anthology brings together classic writings on education by leading figures in the history of philosophy and notable contributions to the field by a variety of contemporary thinkers. The first section provides material from a sizable collection of classic writers, enabling students to read the original sources for themselves. The second section includes recent materials that reflect diverse approaches such as feminism, critical theory, and multiculturalism.

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5 out of 5 stars

Quick shipping February 6, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book shipped quickly! I even bought standard shipping and I got it in a couple of days!

2 out of 5 stars

Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education March 18, 2006
Many of the readings are interesting and easy to understand, but a lot of the selections are difficult and take some time to think through.

3 out of 5 stars

Dense but informative March 9, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I am currently teaching philosophy of education to masters students, most of whom will become teachers. Cahn is a tough read. Many passages are long and others are excerpts of the whole text, which always makes for difficult reading. My biggest problem, besides some of the philosophers that Cahn uses, is that Cahn regularly fails to let the reader know the original date of the writing he has included. For my students and myself, this makes it difficult to understand the historical setting in which the original writing has taken place. If I have a difficult time figuring out the date of the excerpt, it makes teaching this material worse.br /br /For an educator who has been writing philosophy books since the early 1970s, I find it strange that Cahn cannot take the time to include this little bit of information.

5 out of 5 stars

A Mixture January 11, 2001
10 out of 13 found this review helpful

Mixture of classic writers that were pretty deep. Truthfully some of the classic writers were over my head (Plato, Aristotle, John Dewey, etc.). The rest of the book was more contemporary with essays from a culturally diverse population of writers. I had to buy it for a Philosopy of Ed. class and managed to get by with an A, but some of the classic writer's I'd like to read again, and again (since I probably won't get what in the heck they're saying the first time around). Something to put on your summer reading list for professional enrichment.

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