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ISBN
9780070144231
Subject Area
Education
Publication Name
Wheels in the Head : Educational Philosophies of Authority, Freedom and Culture from Socrates to Human Rights
Item Length
9.1 in
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Subject
Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.4 in
Author
Joel H. Spring
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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In dedicating this volume to one-time Karl Marx colleague Max Stirner, Spring (State U. of New York College-New Paltz) appropriates his phrase wheels in the head referring to ideas that own the individual rather than vice versa. The author demonstrates the relevance of traditional philosophies on

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Publisher
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN-10
0070144230
ISBN-13
9780070144231
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Author
Joel H. Spring
Publication Name
Wheels in the Head : Educational Philosophies of Authority, Freedom and Culture from Socrates to Human Rights
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education
Number of Pages
192 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.1 in
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
LCCN
98-024367
Lc Classification Number
Lb14.7.S67 1999
Table of Content
PART I: AUTOCRATIC AND DEMOCRATIC FORMS OF EDUCATION CHAPTER 1: Education and the Authoritarian State Plato: Education and The Republic Anton Makarenko: Education and the Modern Authoritarian State Conclusion: Characteristics of Education in the Authoritarian State CHAPTER 2: Educational Problems in a Democratic State Amy Gutmann: Nonrepression and Nondiscrimination John Dewey: Educating Democratic Citizens Henry Giroux: Critical Pedagogy Conclusion: The Problems of Education in the Democratic State PART II: DISSENTING TRADITIONS IN EDUCATION CHAPTER 3: Traditions of Dissent to Government Education Robert Molesworth and Cato's Letters: Freedom, Obedience, and Science William Godwin: Learning to Love Unjust Laws Max Stirner: Wheels in the Head Conclusion: John Stuart Mill: Despotism over the Mind CHAPTER 4: Free Schools Emma Goldman and Francisco Ferrer: Rational and Radical Education Leo Tolstoy: A Little Bit of God in All of Us The Modern School at Stelton A.S. Neil and Wilhelm Reich: Free Schools and Free Sex Conclusion: What Would Socrates Think? CHAPTER 5: Free Space and No Schools Paul Goodman: Decentralization and Free Playgrounds Ivan Illich: DeSchooling Society White Lion Street Free School Conclusion: The Problem of Freedom in Free Schools PART III: THE POLITICS OF CULTURE CHAPTER 6: Cultural Unity and Cultural Literacy The Problem of Culture in a Global Economy Allan Bloom: The Closing of the American Mind E.D. Hirsch, Jr.: Cultural Literacy Conclusion: National or World Cultures? CHAPTER 7: National or World Cultures? Power and Culture Power, Culture, and Educational Options Afrocentricity Conclusion: Global Corporations and World Cultures PART IV: THE POLITICS OF GENDER CHAPTER 8: Classical Liberalism and the Politics of Gender John Locke: Protecting Property and Controlling Women Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Nature is Good Conclusion: Maintaining Civilization through the Submission of Women CHAPTER 9: Reason and Motherhood Mary Wollstonecraft: Reason and Vanity Johann Pestalozzi: Mother Love Carol Gilligan: Let's Have a Little Reason Camille Paglia: A Little Sadism in Us All Conclusion: Reason and the Demonic PART V: EDUCATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS CHAPTER 10: Pedagogy of the Oppressed Paulo Freire: Passion and Consciousness Consciousness and Social Change The Pedagogy of Love Conclusion: Eros, Consciousness, and Education CHAPTER 11: An Education in Human Rights The Right to an Education in Human Rights Human Rights Universal Human Rights The Right to an Education as a Primary Right Primary and Secondary Human Rights Human Rights, Religion, and Cultural Differences Human Rights and Moral Duties: A Wheel in the Head Conclusion: Human Rights and Despotism Over the Mind International Covenant on Education and Human Rights
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
370/.1
Dewey Edition
21

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